3 DECEMBER 1977, page 18

Begin And Deir Yassin

Sir: In his defence of Menachem Begin's record as a terrorist in Palestine, and particularly the Deir Yassin massacre, Mr David M. Jacobs says that 'Arab propaganda' was 'put......

Ethics Of Abortion

Sir: Diane Munday of BPAS. (19 November) considers that all that is needed in a decision on abortion is 'counselling (by lay helpers) to help clients discover what they really......

Forest Of Dean

Sir: The ancient Forest laws placed vast tracts of land beyond the reach of English common law. Gone is that separate and often oppressive jurisdiction which in earlier times......

Defending Sociology

Sir: If it were not for the disgraceful head line his article was given, Jonathan Beath all's discussion of sociology in schools ( 19 November) might have contributed to the......