The Right To Strike
Sir: It seems to me that, in your leading article 'The Right to Strike you have given words to a very common confusion of thought. Fundamental liberties, if r u . analyse them,......
`israel Amos' Sir: 'israel Amos (31 October) Protests...
use of British defence regulations in Israel and the West Bank. A point that seems to have escaped his notice is that there happens to be a war going on in the area. and defence......
Dear Readers
Sir: This is an old Welshman writing. He has just celebrated his ninetieth birthday. I claim to be the very oldest subscriber of the SPECTATOR-a regular reader since 1899 when......
Civil Servants
Sir: Sir William Armstrong says that 'the chief danger to which politicians and Ministers are ex- posed is not, as is often supposed, that obstructive bureaucrats will drag......
Bermuda Shorts
Sir: Mr Keevil. in his letter about my article on Bermuda (24 Octo- ber), mangles logic wonderfully. I don't see why the fact that so many black Bermudians are self- employed......
Respectable Man
Sir: It is interesting to note that even at the age of fifteen, Jane Austen was paving the way for one of the great achievements attributed to the 'present gener- ation' by Mr......
Stone Deaf
Sir: Speaking as a stone-deaf and retarded adolescent, I object strongly to Clement Crisp's patron- ising cynicism, puerile bigotry, and arrogant snobbery in his condem- nation......
Bad Taste
Sir: Roger Barnard in his article `Bad taste' (7 November) uses such difficult words in such dreadfully long sentences that I daresay I am mistaken in thinking he wants us to......
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