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THE GREAT VOTE-AND AFTER
The SpectatorTHE GREAT VOTE-AND AFTER Slit,-M r. Martin Lindsay has given us in yodr colunins a most interesting account of the change of government in this country in 1940. But he makes...
THE GOLDEN NAZI
The SpectatorTHE GOLDEN NAZI Siim,--ln reading a review entitled 'Cinena,' I consider that I Call expect to get some rational discussion of what is at the moment to be seen on the London...
ST. GEORGE'S DAY
The SpectatorST. GEORGE'S DAY Siim,-If your correspondent Mr. John Dean will send a trifling donation to The Secretary, The John Groomn's Cripplegate, of 37 Sekforde Street, London, ECI, in...
IF NEHRU GOES
The SpectatorIF' NEHRU GOES SIR,--In your issue of May 2 you erroneously staiO that in 1953 Mr. Rafi Ahmcd Kidwai was the HorMl Minister of the Government of India. That portfolio was then...
OUT-PATIENTS
The SpectatorOUT-PATIENTS SIR,--As a consultant physician I should like to comment on two of the points raised by Leslie Adrian (April 18). First, waiting by out-patients: a consultant's...
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A Patrician
The SpectatorBOO K S A Patrician BY D. W. BROGAN O N. of my close friends has the invaluable gift of being able to utter a platitude naturally, inoffensively and usefully. His candour and...
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Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island. By Thor Heyerdahl.
The SpectatorTell ing Secrets kli-.Ak: The Secret of Easter Island. By Thor I , . . . - . "lCyCrdahl. (Allen and Unwin, 2 Is.) 1 UOl tin tile Pacific which is Easter Island has C-liea...
Sir Joshua Reynolds: A Personal Study. With Reynold's Journey from London to Brentford now first published. By Derek Hudson.
The SpectatorThe Great Sir Joshua Sir Joshiuat Reynolds: A Personal Study. With Rcy(fl Cdts Journey froim London to Brentford iCW first p-ublished. By Derek I- ILuIson1. (B3les, 35s.) SIt...
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[FROM RAMSDEN GRFIG'S column in the Evening...]
The SpectatorFROM I{AMSD)i N (,RIj-j(,' SCoinin ill 'II [I l I'e i i I hIave been listen ng19 to the latest rccording oI Kathic Kay and laughing at the plblicity surrounding tbC lady. Miss...
[I HAVE JUST come across a particularly fine...]
The Spectator[ BRAVE JlJSI' C~lile tl~rONS si lz~lrtictilsiriv final t I HIAVE JUS'I' Conicl across d a irliculariv t ine example--a real collector's piecce----of the 'British Communist...
[AT LEAST Mr. Edelman distracted attention from...]
The SpectatorAI' I l'AST MNI . I delmaIll (fi 11racltcd at Itent ion fr(I i 1he even sil]icr specch on tle sibject by Dr. Edith I .Sinlilerskill, which secmicd to imiply that polio a is a...
[THE PRIME MINISTER had intended to bowl the first...]
The SpectatorI 111J PR I %NII MINIS I] i1 hot(l inltended It lo t \ I (he firSt I . . I y lall ii1 Il til i c itrlty match al BrollloeV Oil Sunlday; V b hc dlCCidlecd, Iccord Iirlg to thie...
[FROM The Times, May 7:]
The SpectatorI:m()Nm I'Ih' Timsni, Miaiy 7: Rt. -lon. Io.o IdPa kenham will spC8k on 'Rlcations in politics aI(n goveInmenll After which the aLldienIcC will sing Tloyd Georgo knew my...
[I WAS GLAD to see Sir Ian Jacob's criticism this...]
The SpectatorI WAS (GLAI) to see Sir Ian Jacob's criticisill this wcek about excessive adulationi of viewing figures as a criterion of programme merit. 'Enthusiastic support of the keenly...
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Fence-straddling
The SpectatorFence-straddling By It I CAI A R 1) II. It 0 V F, R E Neiv York T HI-. day after M. Gaillard fell. thle secretarv of State had to go hcborC thle Joint. Congressional...
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Middle East Indictment. By Arslan Humbaraci. Doubts and Dynamnite: The Middle East Today. By Emile Bustani. The First Ten Years: Israel between East and West. By Walter Eytan.
The SpectatorDouble Crisis Middle East Indictment. By Arsian Hutmlbalrac" (Robert Hale. 2 Is.) Doubts and Dynamnite: The Middle East Doy By Emnile BIustani. ( Allen Wingate, lSs.) ,...
The Treason Cage. By Anthony Sampson.
The SpectatorAfrican Consent The rreasoni (Cage. By Anthony Sampson. (Heillce- ma n n, 2 1 s.) Tiiv April General Election in the U nioII of SouLIth Africa has produced another...
Nada. By Carmen Laforet. The Ball of Golden Thread. By Ann Marbut. The White Bird Passes. By Jessie Kesson. Love Among the Cannibals. By Wright Morris.
The SpectatorNEW NOVELS Women at Work Nada. By Carmen Laforet. (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 15s.) The Ball of Golden Thread. By Ann Marbut. (Hodder and Stoughton, 15S.) The White Bird...
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CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
The SpectatorLetters to the Editor Chance of a Lifetime Rober't Neild Sudanese Education O). /1. JiI'hcri Out-Platients D)r. 1. MIe). G. Stewart St. George's )ay Mlajor U. G Ravmndo Morgani...
SUDANESE EDUCATION
The SpectatorSUDANESE EDUCAI IJIO Sin,--- I read Mr. Charles Lister's article in your issui of' March 14 about his expcriences as a teacher in the Sudan and, though I could appreciatc thc...
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INVESTMENT NOTES
The SpectatorINVESTMENT NOTES It y Li s I O S N.ii it sell goOil shares because of a strike. it t dSIMily paVys to ICLq uII-e itreilh if thile mar-ket is very deplrcssed]. That is old...
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Portrait of the Week
The SpectatorI---Portrait of the Week N ° omnibuises in London, no Government in ''llaris, no ideas in Copenhagen and no tomatoes under 7s. a pouLnd in the shops. None ol these shortages...
THE BEST CLUB
The SpectatorTHE BEST CLUB 'W p arc not prepared to go backwards,' Mr. Frank ('OlSinS told a Birmingham audience just before the bus strike was duc to begin, 'at the behest or instrIuction...
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The Rainbow Comes and Goes. By Diana Cooper. Working Partnership. By Katherine, Duchess of Atholl.
The SpectatorFair Ladies The Rainbow Comes and Goes. By MiOflO C'o op cr. (Hart-Davis, 25s.) Workingsl Partnershiip. By Kitherine, DuchICSS OI Atlholl. (B Irker, 9- Is.) Star on t(ie...
The Mist Procession. By Lord Vansittart.
The SpectatorMisty Retrospect The Mist Procession. By Lord Vansittart. (I-Iutchinson, 35s.) T'Irs is a strangely unsatisfying book, which bears a close resemblance to its title. Perhaps it...
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The Shock of Innovation
The SpectatorThe Shock of Innovation It y C. R A 1-1 A M H UTTON (ONOMISI'S know little of whallt imakes a nation or aln era dynamic or static: what makes it pr oliferate or stifle...
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Historical Studies. Edited by T. Desmond Williams. The Historical Association, 1906-1956. Medieval Cartularies in Great Britain: A Short Catalogue. By G. R. C. Davis. Medieval England: An Aerial Survey. By M. W. Beresford and J. K. S. St. Joseph.
The SpectatorOn History Historical Studies. IEdited by T. Desmond Wil- I ia IwI S. (Bowes and Bowes, 1 0s. 6d.) The Historical Association, 1906-1956. (Historical Association, 9s....
The Inside of the Cup. By Alysia Wingfield. Like a Lamb.... By 'Ella Hales.' Bridging the Gap. Edited by R. F. Tredgold.
The SpectatorHurt Mind T1he Inside of the (up. 13s Al!'sial \Vingficld. (Ansitis -,md Rohcrt,,on, I ?s.) like ;} IamlI). . . I. y I1.1; Halcs.' (( h istophcr Johnson, I Ss.) Bri(dging...
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Hope for the Future
The SpectatorA Doctor's Journal Hope for the Future By MILES HOWARD A s a rule I find medical conferences rather A dull. TFhe speeches tend to be too long and didactic and the time left...
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Inside Russia Today. By John Gunther.
The SpectatorInside Gunther 1fSide Russia Today. By John Ciuicther. (I-TaIII ish Hamlilton, 25s.) T11L- charactcristics of Gulintherisni as an eil'ectiVe jOUrnalistic phenomenon arc...
Thackeray: The Age of Wisdom
The SpectatorGentlemanliness, New Style 4h,1ekeray: The Age of Wisdom (1847-1863). By ('ordon N. Ray. (O.U.'., 55s.) 1111 this VOluIe Prolessor Ray complete;s his o09lgiticent biography...
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COMPANY NOTES
The SpectatorCOMPANY NOTES S 1Xl )DIt l lISIm Rosi, ( Chailr1mn lld Mn NllnagSb ll Director of Rugby Portland Cement, told the C'n 1;e (11 1any's stockholderCS: 'Our SaIVatiOnl still tile...