THE LIBERALS
Sta,7-Taper, quite my favourite political commenta- tor, asks whether it is seriously argued that people would care one , way or the other about site value taxation and free trade, if they could be got to under- siand what they mean. Yes, it is seriously argued that they would.
The difficulty about a new political party, and particularly a new-old one like the Liberals, is to compromise between the superficial but vote-winning policies for today and the radical policies designed to obviate the causes of the , problems • of tomorrow. Many youthful politicians find their fulfilment in get- ting worked up over the problems of the day. Cyprus this year, Suez two years ago, Mau Mau the year before that. The true radicals, however, pursue a dedicated, long-term course, preaching, teaching, re- fining the arguments in support of their conviction. It would, I think, surprise Taper and many of your readers to know the number of young people today, within the Liberal Party and outside, who are sincerely dedicated to the cause of Free Trade, Sound Moridy and Site Value Taxation.
By the time all other devices have been tried and failed, the people will turn to them. It will not then take long for them to be got to understand what the policies mean. They will mean the *end of hunger, poverty, unemployment, frustration and injustice— and the perennial threat, of war.—Yours faithfully,
Duck Street, Wendens A mbo, Essex
OLIVER SMEDLEY
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