27 DECEMBER 1969, Page 25

Pornographer's dilemma

Sir: Your Christmas number oilers us (20 December) 'The pornographer's dilemma' as its main attraction. Very contemporary, too.

The youths of the 'seventies—see the sur- rounding wastes ('Political commentary', 13 December)—will be too busy doing their thing to notice which political party on its first birthday and to old-age pensioners will fearlessly deal with the problems of stopping distasteful self-advertisements being printed in weekly journals.

I. M.C. Yates The Vicarage, Haselbury Plucknett, Near Crewkerne, Somerset

Mr Yates is confusing last week's issue with our Christmas number, in which his taste- ful letter appears—Editor, SPECTATOR