8 FEBRUARY 1992

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THE SPECTATOR

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riSl-Ii Thlc Spectator, 56 Doughty Strecet, London WC'IN 21]. tclcphone: 071-405 1706; Tclcx 27124; Fax 071-242 0603 UN-%FUNNY Il l recent SurvCy ol B1ritish MIs, 3() pcr...

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POLITICS

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P O L I T I C S Why the last thing the voters want is a general outbreak of sweet reason SI MON H EFFER A nlyonc Whogos into politics cxpccting to find fairness is probably...

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SIX GO MAD IN ALGIERS

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SIX GO MAD IN ALGIERS Simon Courtauld recounts his involvement in a zany undercover operation AS THE I t hreat of' Islamic 'salvation' in Algeria has brought somc of thc...

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Second opinion

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Second opinion Sir: O(h dlear, oh dcear, kind Mr WaLugh was quite right to tell mle off orwas Wastiig mlly tillmc Witll pif'I'ling research oil thle effects of' income...

Yes, Lord Chancellor

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LE TTERS Yes, Lord Chancellor Sir: No cndeCavouL- is 11101mC imlpportalnt to ImlC than the systCl of' justicc which prcvails in oUr country and which has bencr subljct to what...

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Swiss switch

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Swiss switch Silr: Some1] moii h1(1s ago yoU lpulh isllCd ;111 article (T he secret psolice statc, 27 .Ju ly I9 I) ill whichl the an1thlor described Switzerland as at nation of...

[Sir: Thirty years ago I spent some time fail-...]

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Sil: 'Thirty ycars ago I Sp)Celt Somc iillli falii - ing to colivil cc aI tilvcirlll owricl rjSt oultsi'de Atliciis that tihe (delicacy hic hiad just servd(l uip coulId not...

Shaggy dog story

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Shaggy dog story Sil: Chbristoplhle I-I dwards sCCeems completcly to have ImlissCd the point ill Vivicei lFlis's 'dog song' (Arts. 25 .I lalnllry). Filla frlo bein1g...

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Rod for his own back

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Rod for his ownl back Sir: AN. Wilson (D)iary, II IJanuary) talks of Molt 1I cr'ercsa being 'kcpt alive' as il slc WClC Som11 Soil of, braill-dallmagcd vcgtlahic. Angioplasty...

[Sir: While testicles or 'rognons blancs' may...]

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More balls Sir: Whilc tcsticics or 'rognions alil ics' may1tV | no longer hc ofTlclt'r iII I'lrclch restau rants (lct t is, I lFCbria ryv) your IrcaiCrS will lbc reticevcd to...

More information

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More informnationi Sir: Mr (iowiilg in 111c /)Ma *, ,f Nobod ' Says thait 1ic (idnil't mtinid at ;, jokc whlen it WaISIlt X iuLC, hIllt a IunI OII it 11;1111Ca, to his...

Spoiling the broth

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Spoiling the broth Sir: IIn an extremely disparaging refecrencc to tilie ( Onlselrvaltive Research D)epa rt men t's ('Campaiign (uide 1')1 (which I edited), SilllOl I lceffr (...

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The Pregnant Girl

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The Pregnant Girl All along I had kept My love dark, and stepped ( Carefully. Now I'm InI tears, For illy secret plainly shows: My Nomillb lhaes girown, and grows, And the...

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SURVIVING: THE UNCOLLECTED WRITINGS OF HENRY GREEN edited by Matthew Yorke

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Reducing all that's made ... Gabriele Annan SU RVIVINC;: TI I E U NCOL 1: I CILX I) WRIT INC;S OFI IIE:NRY GREEN edited by Matthew Yorke (Chllo, IS pp. p.302 Ti 'e 1ovelist I...

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ODD JOBS by John Updike

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Discourse most eloquent musing William Trevor ()1)1) O BS by.liihn Up(likc l)(Olv/sch, 120,p p() 919 I, fictlion is i deccline', Jol lnJ pdikc WIlieCs, 'it iS beas we;IIS ha...

The Idea

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The Idea Stallndi:ng idly aIt the window, shc decidcs to introdLICe lhcr two friends, A sand( 13 to eahch othcr. Ihcy are sure to get on. At first thcy do not; and then thicy...

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A DUBIOUS LEGACY by Mary Wesley

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How to be very, very popular Anita Brookner A DUBIOUS LIEGACY by Mary Wesley iaflham, £14.9(, pp. 272 it is riot necessarily Ve ry intelligent to look askance at thle success...

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The Pergola

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The Pergola 'Iust got this pergola froilm SOmeC pergola People, Forget the name: it only came last week, It's made ol'teak, ShOUld kISt 111C OLs Illy tilim a111d theCnI SonIC...

THE COURSE OF FRENCH HISTORY by Pierre Goubert, translated by Maarten Ultee

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Never did run smooth Peter Petrie '1 IL (I ()O RSI 01 OF FRLN( 'I I I IIS'I()ORY by Pierre Gotibert, tranlsated by Maarten Ultee ROuIt('(Ige, 135, £10.99, pp.3s36 'A .Racc...

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Konigskinder

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Opera Koinigskinder (Londoll Coliseum) Bothered and bewildered Rupert Christiansen WN s,, *,at a di(Sap)poi nt ment this was. WC all love Hansel and (Gr'u'l, we all want to...

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Blowing in the wind

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Pop music Blowing in the wind Marcus Berkmann RPI fUSlC, sic s WC all know, is scriOUS. Very serious. C(ripplingly serious, il l'act. YOU Only have to look at the...

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High life

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High life Unspeakable pleasures Taki AI ItIl gi I dlon't lhut - iand haive nevce nact SO Illany shits as ar11ong the hnuting fratcrnity -- I find it OnllilgCOUS thait...

Fall guy

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Television Fall guy John Diamond 'T7 crc's somctihiig ..bo.it Mick McMan4ius tIht I've always 1ikcd,' said Peter IMIakc, thc P)op artist and wrestling tan, as he stroked some...

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Low life

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Low life _ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _- - .- _ .-, -- ------ . . . Shall we dance? Jeffrey Bernard A fi iciil ofl in nC told fle the other lly lltdt hC tlhoLglugt I hltd...

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RESTAURANT

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U11IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII. ,. '? '.,- , -, N- - .- - o_ _ -- me Christopher's :\N &, \ \\ e. -, -X ITI IS Nltiel- lucky that I like Christopher's. With T1aki, my fcllow columnist,...

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SPECTATOR SPORT

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SPEC TA TOR SPOR T With God on your side Frank Keating TI IF POPIT, 1 goa Ikccpcr in his Polish yotll, gaIVe 11 a IIadiClCC n 0 tllCo Itallial SOCcer sidCe, Foggia, onl its...