5 APRIL 1968, page 2

An Example To Mr Wilson

Getting on for two hundred years ago, Lord George Gordon (of the Gordon riots) delivered his verdict on the political situa- tion of the day : 'The Government has lost the......

Vietnam And The President

Meanwhile, Mr Johnson's decision to with dr 1 ,'lw from the presidential contest does give "nil a freedom of manoeuvre which he could not otherwise have had. He may not be able......

Portrait Of The Week

Mr Johnson astonished everyone by announcing that he did not choose to run for President in 1968; and those who do so choose are running very much harder. First off the mark was......