17 MARCH 1984, Page 22

Politicking

Sin You do wee to expose the absurd IBA censorship of patina adscriiisemenis_ Two years ago, the &uncial paper I then edited had acq dual some British Steel documents.. and wished to advertise this earth-shaking Revelation on commercial' radio_ No, said a firm, nannAsh suite at the far end of the line, it's pohtikaL In liaiT1 proemial that great deludes oldie economy sere in state hands, was it dose season on all of them! Was any nefaence to agitating that mitt ht have pobtikal consequences pofiticad? Nanny wasn't interested in argument she'd made her mind up and dot was that_

It became pretty obvious that porgies nese indeed at mark — but not at my end of the foe.. If our ad had promised flattery, n ot embatrassmag, to BS's and the MA's • d magas, would atomic have stopped it! Well, guess_

StephenHugh-Jones 49 CEDOMANNY Park Nag-th, Landon N I