British Israel
Sir: Gerald Ellis raises a historically interesting question when in his letter (January 18) he asks: "Should we not ask Israel to re-join the British Commonwealth?" The......
Sir: Mr Ellis Proposes That We Should "ask Israel To
re-join the British Commonwealth" (January 18). Apart from the fact that Israel was never a member of the Commonwealth, and that the Commonwealth no longer exists, Mr Ellis......
Enough Of Gough
From Dr. J. A. Heel Sir: We welcomed your editorial comments 'Enough of Gough' (December 28, 1974) and also 'Australian states rights' (January 11) which demonstrated an......
Surrender Values
Sir: There are several points raised in the article on surrender values in 'A Spectator's Notebook' in the issue of January 11 on which I should like to comment. So far as the......
Never The 'twain
From Miss J. J. Empson Sir: As one who has been brought up a Protestant I find it disturbing that three Roman Catholic bishops are invited to the enthronement ceremony of the......
Columnists •
Sir I am grateful to Bill Grundy for his kind remarks (January 25) about myself. I believe I am known around here, among other things, for my loud guffaws, and my capacity for......
Cncket Critic
Sir: It was pleasing to see The Spectator open its columns to a review of the fortunes of the English cricket eleven in Australia (January 18) — the Ashes series being the......
Educational Standards
Sir: You are very wide of the mark in your editorial (January 11) when you say Dr Boyson and Mr St John-Stevas can expect little but "opprobrium from most of the teaching......
Latency Period
Sir: Among numerous controversial statements asserted as proven facts by John Linklater (January 11), the most obvious is that there is a sexual latency period in children, and......
Ordeal At Greenwich
Sir: What staggering masochism, what awe-inspiring gluttony for punishment is displayed by Kenneth Hurren (January 25). His previous indulgence towards John Osborne's......