12 JULY 1986, page 35

A Load Of . . . Gravel

David Sexton A MATTER OF HONOUR by Jeffrey Archer Hodder & Stoughton, £9.95 I n a recent Spitting Image programme the puppet Jeffrey Archer was seen ham- mering away furiously......

Overkill Including The Dog

Anita Brookner THE SHRAPNEL ACADEMY by Fay Weldon Hodder & Stoughton, f8.95 T he Shrapnel Academy is a fable ex- trapolated from earlier and more stinging reports on warfare —......