Letters to the Editor
0 tu Brighton Id and Farm ,74_1aYan Independence :4. L. Stampa
&Vernier Cri e Biography Racket "tb elicit Country Nroaton `Axed, Sw"Pi 11 ng the Streets Schedules Dkne Ethel Smyth Christopher Lakin Sa»mel J. Looker George Edinger A. L. Stampa Cyril Ray, John Yadkin Vera Wheatley Robin A. Henderson Walter Holman G. St. John L. Travers George Richards Herbert vat: Thal s41.11) SO TO BRIGHTON British are famed for our ability to trans- r• at defeats into victories. In his account of the vtheral Assembly at Southport, however, Taper re- eabis a propensity for seeing Liberal credits as debits. "er Comments on the youthfulness of the delegates L nd observes that some are recent graduates. He will 1),e finding things very different at Brighton this week. Taper is in the habit of attending Socialist meet- a gs he will surely recognise that Labour has become oPartY of middle-aged, disillusioned revolutionaries. „ne cannot help feeling that Mr. Gaitskell would !lye a great deal for a few angry young men—what- ever the state of their coiffure. The second criticism is harder to understand. He atePl°res Mr. Grimond's practice of talking as a ska.tesMan and is appalled at his lack of showman- i'1113. The point is that though the Liberal Party s not afraid of the rough and tumble of day-to-day Politics, it refuses to either express itself in the teverlasting gibberish of political slogans or resort „O the meaningless antics of the Labour and Tory `Ircuses. The Liberal Party seeks to be reasoned, rotieulate and honest in its approach to the dec- rate. It is an attitude which will gain its reward. ene must have sympathy, however, with Taper's Lit,rd comment. He complains that a member of the oweral Council doesn't look like a Liberal. To any- irne who regards politics as a perpetual strip cartoon el Must he disconcerting to find both top hats and f'°th caps in the Liberal Party. This is obviously con- Sing. I would therefore suggest that instead of errYing about Mr. Grimond's speeches, Taper gives 'snitnediate thought to the problem of designing a rtandard dress for Liberals so that they will be ,,eaciilY recognised by the general public. My prefer- e would be for bow tics and deerstalker hats, but verhaps the ever-resourceful Taper has other ideas. --Yours faithfully,
CHRISTOPHER LAKIN
48 North Park Road, Kirkby, Liverpool
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