24 FEBRUARY 1973, Page 7

Mr James Garrett

In an article appearing in our January 20, 1973 issue under the heading ' Tory eunuchs in the schools ' we stated that the forms given to the children attending the conferences were drawn up by a public Opinion firm commissioned by the Tory Party and vetted by Mr James Garrett. We now admit that there was no foundation for our reference to Mr Garrett and that Mr Garrett at no time saw the forms or vetted them or was in any way involved in the planning and organisation of the conferences. We, therefore, apologise for any embarrassment that our article may have caused him.