Sik,—i Have Noticed, With Dismay, An Increas- Ing...
venom and bitterness in Your excellent paper of late. Not only is this Unworthy of your standards and traditions, but must inevitably be accompanied by a deterioration in......
Sta.—as An Octogenarian And A Life-long Ad- Mirer Of The
Spectator, may I protest against Your article on capital punishment in this Week's issue?— Yours faithfully, FRANK JONES 16 Livingstone Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, 20......
Sir,—juicy Murders With Sexual Elements May Provide High...
numerous readers of the Sunday Sadist or the Masochist Mail, but that does not warrant the statement that 'Hanging has become the national sport.' To many, irrespective of their......
Cannot Sufficiently Express My Admira- Tion For The...
the current issue of your Journal on the execution of Ruth Ellis. Ruth Ellis was unknown to me; I did not admire what I heard about her (save that 1 c uUld not but admire her......
Sta,—in View Of Your Excellent Leading Article Of July 15,
as well as what you have published on earlier occasions on the same subject, may I just say : Bravo, Spectator. Keep at it I — Yours faithfully, HELENA BROUN 3 Magdala Crescent,......
Sir,—your Leader On This Subject, With Its Intemperate...
attack on the Home Secretary and its many confusions of thought, can hardly expect to pass without protest. 1. The Home Secretary, with his unenviable job to perform, simply did......
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SIR,—Mr. Carlisle's testimonial to Lord Noel- Buxton's sensitive scholarship and intrepid paddling would he more impressive if it did not appear in conjunction with that......
Sir,—the Following Is Taken From The Leading Article In...
Spectator: 'Mr. Lloyd-George, the Home Secretary. has now been responsible for the hanging of two women in the past eight months.' What a monstrous statement to make! I could......
Have Read Some Poisonous Articles In The Cheap Press Since
the war, but nothing to compare with 'The Execution of Ruth Ellis' in today's Spectator.—Yours faithfully, W. O. ROADKNIGHT 2 Woodland Way, Kingsgate. Broadstairs......
Have Been A Reader Of The Spectator For A Generation,
but I have seldom read more unbalanced articles than you have produced on the 'Ruth Ellis' case in the last two issues. —Yours faithfully, R. M. VERITY The Vicarage.......
Sir.—it Is Not A Fact That Englishmen (why The Limit
of nationality?) delight in hanging, or that hanging has become a national sport. It is totally untrue that the extinction of a fellow-being has a fascination for the people of......
Have Read In Your Magazine Mr. Evelyn Waugh's Account Of
my visit to his house and now I have read Lord Noel-Buxton's account of the same thing. I would like to point out for what it is worth that the day after our visit Lord......
Sir,—as A Reader Of Tho Spectator For Mall Years, I
congratulate you on the recent nevi format, but view with regret the increasinelY arrogant manner in which you state you r opinions, which surely has reached its zenifo, in your......
Sir, — I Believe That Many Spectator Readers Will Share
the shock and disgust that I felt on reading your leading article on the execution of Ruth Ellis. Many of us share your view that capital punishment is absolutely indefensible,......
Sir,—i Cannot Refrain From Writing To Thank You For, And
congratulate you upon, your splendid leader on 'The Execution of Ruth Ellis' and the question of capital punishment. Seldom have I read in your columns an argu- ment more......
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