17 NOVEMBER 1944, page 13

Sta,—you Welcome, Rightly, The Football Association's...

should be prohibited, and you observe that firms on commission " incite citizens to squander their money." To pass an Act prohibiting these pools would be difficult and is,......

Industrial Education

Sta,—I was greatly interested in the article by Dr. Dunsheath on " In- dustrial Education " in your issue of October 22nd. One point which is far too little stressed in......

Russia And Poland

StR,—Mr. J. Pietrzycki writes that not long ago, in 1940-41, not only among Poles, but generally among the Allies, the opinion was held that certain German territory which she......

Sat--when Mr. Carrington Writes That ," An Equally...

that of pure efficiency, which coincides, as it happens, with the emands of common decency " he is referring to hotch-potch advertise- ent display at railway stations. But he......

Disfigured Railway Stations

Sla,—Mr. Noel Carrington introduces into this correspondence a most important point. Time-tables may be added to direction signs and advertisements as notices -which should be......

The People And The Party Machines

Sts,—It appears now to have been settled that the National Government shall be broken up, and presumably that we shall face the critical period of the post-war years with a......

Nurseries In New Housing Have Followed With Great...

many letters which have appeared during recent weeks in The Spectator on the housewife wad her problems, and the effect of housework on the birthrate.' It is probably within......

Football Pools

Sta,—In the "News of the Week " section of Thj Spectator (November 3rd) you have a reference to football pools. In this there is the statement: " It is idle to argue that......