The Opiate Of Deterrence
Sir: Mr Ivor Richard's reply (7 April) to Mr Powell's article is a splendid illustration of the weakness of the official strategic doctrine. His con- tention that 'nuclear......
An Easter Sermon
Sir: There is surely a great difference between lik- ing Christianity as history and believing its pro- positions to be true (Michael W. D. White's letter, 14 April). Unless, of......
London's Bastilles
Sir: The two well written letters in the SPECTATOR of 14 April interest me very much. One is written by a man who claims he spent a few days in Brix- ton Prison four years ago.......
Sir Oracle
Sir: May I comment on Mr Donald McLachlan's remarks about the Peter Simple column (14 April)? Dewing the ten years I have been concerned with this column—four years in......
Freedom Or Else
Sir: Your correspondent C. R. A. Swynnerton (14 April) writes about my article on Turkey as one might expect from those who take a simple view of politics and assume a......
The Language Of Politics
LETTERS From T. E. W. Baldry, Ernest Heaton, Miss Katharine M. R. Kenyon, Michael I. Harring- ton, Michael Wharton, Keith Kyle, G. Meynell, A. Oommen, C. D. Filcher. Sir: Alan......