29 APRIL 1972, page 20

Member's Bills

From Mr and Mrs J. Parkes Sir: Congratulations on the excellent article (April 8) highlighting the anomalies of parliamentary procedure, particularly of Private Members Bills.......

Youth Theatre

Sir: I was sorry to see Will Waspe's criticism of the Shaw Theatre's policy in your issue of April 15. As it was directed at me personally, may I have a little space to reply.......

Press Award

Sir: One of the IPC press awards this year was to Mr John Clare of the Times as news reporter of the year. The only piece of journalism that I can recall of Mr John Clare in the......

The Irish Mess

Sir: There is good reason for the members of the suspended Stormont government and the people of Northern Ireland to regard the intention s of the Westminster government with......

Irish, English

From professor John Vaizey Sir: Whatever else it does, being born in Dublin of Irish parents does not make you English, which is what Mr Enoch Powell said that the Duke of......

Toryism, Whiggery

Sir: .Pleasant as it is to see Professor Vincent once more writing for The Spectator (April 15), he cannot be allowed to get off scot-free with presenting socialist/liberal......