Welfare State
The big dole Douglas Curtis "I'm waiting," a Liverpool youth said recently, "for my eighteenth birthday so I can go on the big dole!" That boy is just one of the 7 ,000......
Science
The creative element Bernard Dixon There is no "profound difference between the arts and sciences in regard to the uniqueness of their creations," writes a distinguished......
Schools Standards
Sir: Those of your readers who may have been a little sceptical of Sir Alec Clegg's claim (Letters, January 13) of 17,000 per cent increase in County library borrowings since he......
Sir: Your Leading Article On 'standards In Schools'...
contains statements surprising to one who has been working for ten years on the surveys conducted by LEA — the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational......
Nihilistic Youth
Sir: Mr David Holbrook's article 'The nihilistic barbarians (January 13) is deeply disturbing. Over the years he has made a distinguished and enlightened contribution to the......