17 AUGUST 1956, Page 14

SIR,—Mr. Charles Curran is probably right. Given a choice between

a fall in their standard of living and shooting-up niggers, the majority of British voters will probably prefer to shoot-up niggers. What I cannot quite understand is why this prospect seems to make Mr. Curran so delighted. Short- sighted selfishness is triumphant—an H-bomb shatters the air—ants take over from humanity. The angels may weep, but Mr. Curran is rubbing his radio-active hands—he was right all the time.—Yours faithfully,