Sir: So often have politicians 'deplored' all that they are
too timid to challenge, to denounce, or to arrest, that the word has become depreciated and is about to join the company of 'awful" and 'nice'.
Unlike politicians, many people are inarticulate by nature rather than from discretion, and find that their only way of expressing disapproval, contempt or distrust of 'deploring' politicians is with eggs — or flour.
Somehow, Patrick Cosgrave managed to work this deplorably low standard of political dialogue successfully into an article on extremists.
However, one need have neither subversive tendencies nor an inclination towards violence, nor even to be inarticulate, to feel the urge to throw an egg. For some politicans seem to have been made as perfect targets for eggs. One only has to imagine that eggbesplattered look of lugubrious disbelief as the victim 'deplores' that very lack of law and order which he has spent a lifetime fostering with 'liberal' legislation in order to be tempted.
Most of us have been so well trained that we just couldn't throw an egg at someone no matter how great the temptation. However, there are rumours of a new generation emerging from Mr Prentice's school system which is not as well trained in the niceties. These might even stoop to throwing
rotten eggs. . 0. Matthews 71 Cranbourne Road, Northwood Hills, Middx
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