21 DECEMBER 1974, page 4

Skinflint And Shelter

Sir: The description of myself in Skinflint's City Diary (December 7) as a 'bumbling, mild-mannered Quaker' is infinitely preferable to that of being hard-faced, ruthless and......

Ulster Contradiction

Sir: In its wisdom Westminster marked Ulster out as a self-governing area, unasked. The province's institutions included a parliament, elected by universal suffrage, and a......

Postal Charges

Sir: Mr Tom Jackson, the Postal Workers' Union secretary, used a curious argument on radio the other day in defence of the forthcoming increased postal charges — those on the......

Tory Truths

Sir: I am glad Patrick Cosgrave has gone part way to expose the Heathian "I told the truth" ploy (December 7) For if Mr Heath did tell the truth in February and October — and I......

Speech-writing

Sir: Patrick Cosgrave clearly believes (November 30) that only Churchill could have written the speeches he later delivered to such effect, He apparently prefers to forget that......

Misunderstood

Sir: Skinflint last week misinterpreted the purpose of the Shareholders' Management Corporation proposed in my book Big Business and Government: the New Disorder. It would be......

Eternal Verifies

From Dr Margaret White, JP Sir: The Dean of St Paul's (December 7) accuses the general synod of the Church of England of not "facing up to the question" of the marriage in......