What is wrong Sir : May I congratulate you on your
editorial Ship of Fools (II December). But, While I agree with you entirely, may I say that you have left the subject unfinished. You have not made any positive suggestions as to what might be done to improve the Whole situation.
Cannot some of our leaders, you for example, be brave enough to say in loud and clear tones what is really at the basis of our troubles—namely, that nearly all of us keep on trying to get more and more for doing less and less ? It is a moral problem of human greed that we have to overcome, not the sorting out of conflict ing political ideologies. And the cure? For everyone from the top cil°Amwards to those at least not yet on or near the breadline and on genuine social security, to return, voluntarily, each month, °I. each week, to his employer a small pro Portion (say 5 per cent) of his take-home Day.
If our leading politicians, followed by their lieutenants, would do this the overheads of government would be reduced ; if all.civil servants, central and local, would do this there would be funds available for more Works and more jobs; if those in industry would do this more money would be avail
able for essential capital investments or to reduce prices both at home and overseas thus making us more competitive abroad and have more funds to pay for essential imports; if those in business, commerce and the professions would do likewise all the necessary transactions would be less expensive.
Where are the unselfish leaders who are willing to set the ball rolling, with a `fighting on the beaches' call ?
John Pitt The Old Gloving House, Wootton-by-Woodstock, Oxon
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