SIR,—I can testify to the readiness of many soldiers and
airmen, not to mention W.A.A.F.s, to attend and take part in discussions of an intelligent kind. I was asked by Mobile Entertainments Sussex Areas to organise a local Brains Trust and go round to units that had been entertained by concert parties and wanted a change. This was done and we have had most happy experiences. The audience is asked to take part in the dis- cussions and to put verbal questions, if those sent in have been disposed of. They do so with vigorous interest.
We have debated such matters as: Can Britain be called a dehiocratic country? What about ghosts? How will class distinctions be dealt with in planning the towns of the future? Can we define civilisation and what is the nearest approach to it the world has known? Is money the root of all evil?
The tone of our talks is serious, but lively, and the audiences often contribute as much as those on the platform.—Yours, &c.,
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