4 JANUARY 1975, page 3

Man Of The Year

Sir: In these columns, in your last issue of 1974, William C. Catto urged readers to submit postcards to the presenters of BBC Radio programmes, The World at One and PM Reports,......

Debasement Of Education

Sir: It is not only direct grant schools (Rhodes Boyson, December 28) that are threatened or private schools either in the current doctrinaire and anti-intellectual climate of......

Political Truths

Sir: In reply to Mr James Towler, who claims that Mr Heath's pushing of the truth angle proves two major points, I would state that he has omitted the most important point of......

Christmas Thoughts

Sir: My wife and I were gratified to read your editorial for the Christmas issue with its reference to the Christian Message. We have been wondering, as the economic situation......

Sanctimony

From Lady Foot Sir: Mr George Cole refers in his 'Personal Column' (December 21), to the Guardian as a sanctimonious establishment. Has he read the leading article in your paper......

Gold Futures

Sir: Mr Stahl's views on gold expressed in your issue of November 9 exhibit, to my mind, an unawareness of human nature in that, this time, not Germany alone, as after the......

Court Reporting

• Sir: It appears that the contempt laws relating to the reporting of court proceedings are once again under assault. One small section of the realm alone can hope to gain from......

Defence Economies

Sir: In its zeal for economy the Government would do well to make drastic cuts in the 112,000 civil servants in the Ministry of Defence. It is ludicrous to suppose that anything......