Sir Keith's Whiggery
Sir: Whilst reading with interest Mr Jamieson's article: 'The Whiggery of Sir Keith Joseph' (April 12), I am forced to disagree with some of the points he makes. Mr Jamieson is......
Brickbat
Sir: As a member of SOGAT, employed part time by the MNG (Mirror Newspaper Group) I take exception to gilL Grundy's derogatory remarks about elderly SOGAT members and their......
Educational Levelling
Sir: Alec Stanley (April 12) utters the very "envious howls of the egalitarian left" mentioned by Dr Boyson. Envy used to be called a deadly sin, meaning deadly to those who......
Oil Future
Sir: Lord Balogh recently announced in the House of Lords that government income from North Sea oil could be as much as £4,000 million between now and 1980, together with some......
Eye-witnesses
From the Dean of St Paul's Sir: Mr Nicolas Walter's courteous letter (April 19) calls for some reply from me. He suggests that my comparison between the evidence for the......
Sans Everything
Sir: Seeing No 853 (Test question) Competition in The Spectator for the week ending April 5, I was reminded of an incident in my life about the age of five when I was poorly,......
Pnvate Guest
Sir: As we were given to understand that Mr Shelepin was here on a private visit as a private guest of the TUC, we should now be told how much the continual police escort and......
Scientic Thrills
Sir: Bernard Dixon states (April 12) that the Rutherford haboratory is seeking £25 million, with which it intends to promote further research into the structure of matter.......
Heresy?
Sir: If The Spectator can steel itself to read through an apparent heresy and then read on, I'd like to commence by saying that Tony Benn is on the right track; but with his......
Information Please
Sir: I have been appointed by the Shaw Estate as authorised biographer of George Bernard Shaw, and would like to hear from any readers who have letters or information that might......
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