23 JUNE 1984, page 7

Today In Parliament

O ne of the reasons that the proceedings of the House of Commons are increas- in g ly despised is the way that the BBC reports them. When the ri g ht to broadcast parliamentary......

Things Fall Apart

T he news that Cambrid g e University may 14 , have to demolish Mr James Stirlin g 's 'story Faculty buildin g will sadden lovers of ou r b architectural herita g e. The g lass......

Fire And Brimstone

M r Geor g e Seawri g ht, Belfast city councillor and a DUP member of the assembly, has proposed yet another solu- tion to the Irish troubles that would involve En g lish......

Notes

I t is a complacent British habit to claim that our most extreme political fi g ures are really deeply lovable, patriotic and soft- hearted. So, when Mr Ken Livin g stone bowed......

Beauty And The Ballot

' It' s -Us like an opinion poll, it's not a real Few readers of the Spectator are likely to have watched the television coverage of the European election results last Sunday......

Dog Days

The En g lish do not like heat, at least not heat of the humid oppressiveness experienc- ed over the last few days. The En g lish do, on the other hand, enjoy talkin g about the......

Ubscri E

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Besides Bein G The Spectator's Chess Cor- Respondent And...

master, Raymond Keene has a remarkable flair for arranging top-level matches in London. Last year he was instrumental in brin g in g the semi-finals of the world championship......