25 APRIL 1970, page 29

Swan Upon Waving Water

Sir: Mrs Hilary Spurling speaks (18 April) of the 'revolution' in producing Restoration comedy which William Gaskill 'largely engin- eered' through his National Theatre Recruit-......

Forty Years On

Sir: Whatever is happening to Winchester? How can your reviewer (18 April) pretend that he thinks so eminent and beloved a politician as Sir John Betjeman's Wykeham- ist is......

Afterthought

Mr Bigg's story JOHN WELLS This week we begin publication of the world's most wanted manuscript: the first- person story of the Great Newspaper Rob- ber MISTER BIGG. It has been......

Radical Scholarship

Sir: In his very fine review of Chomsky's book (II April), John Sparrow unfortunately repeats Chomsky's self-serving lie that he is 'conducting . . . a ceaseless campaign......

Enter Tito's Policeman

Sir: Lajos Lederer (Letters, 11 April) 'flatly denies' Mr Ribicic's responsibility for the massacres described in my article. Such ex cathedra pronouncements, I fear, carry very......

Going On Before

Sir: With regard to John Julius Norwich's comments on A History of the Crusades (21 March), I wish to inform you that at all times 'Liege' was written with an acute accent. It......

The Great Tax Swindle

Sir: While sympathising with Mr George Gale (11 April) I feel obliged to contest cer- tain points which he made in that article. The taxes which Mr Gale complained of, on......