SIR,—In his 'letter of September 27 Mr. Edward Martell appears
to- be bewildered by the phrase, 'a
class structure in which a section of the middle class feels permanently threatened from above and below.' He does not know its meaning and cannot find anyone who does. I suggest that he has been asking the wrong people. (Perhaps he questioned a cross-section of Who's Who.) Can anyone deny that the basis of political party in this country is class distinction? The one in the middle is particularly vulnerable, feeling as they must like the ham in the sandwich. The psycho- logical pressure must be terrific, giving rise to an infinite variety of complexes.
1 he Liberals, presumably, represent this group of the populace. Of course they feel disquiet re- garding the upper strata. They are acutely con- scious of not belonging in the surtax class, the inevitable result being a king-size inferiority com- plex. Far from being reassured by the presence below them of the large and virile proletariat necessary to every country, they wring their hands like coy maidens fearful lest the positions be re- versed, and they find themselves underneath.
Rather than throw in their lot with the Social- ists, they prefer to bask in the sun of their superiority complex over them.
FREDA CRUICKSHANK
22 Halifax Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire
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