24 JULY 1982, page 13

Of Elephants And Oozies

Richard West A few months ago, when I was crossing Ploenchit Road in Bangkok, I saw to my great surprise and joy, a full-grown elephant with a driver, bearing on its back a load......

The Press

Verbicide Paul Johnson A cademics, 'serious' intellectuals and the more self-conscious writers often equate journalism with cliches, jargon and sheer bad writing. But I have......