17 NOVEMBER 1979, Page 20

Waugh's world

Sir: There are jokes and jokes (Auberon Waugh, 'No flies in Hong Kong', 3 November), Mr Waugh is offended by a sign at Heathrow airport indicating that there are toilet facilities for the disabled. How pleasant it would be if all facilities could be used by the disabled, doing away with the need for a special sign; or, failing that, if there were no disabled. Perhaps in Mr Waugh's world there would not be any spinal injuries, polio, congenital malformation, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, etc. Meanwhile the disabled need to perform their natural functions, like Mr Waugh.

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