6 FEBRUARY 1982, page 16

In Praise Of Oz

Rich ard West T he Michael Parkinson show last Saturday gave us a full hour of Barry Hu mphries, the Down Under comedian, first in his own persona (decrying the evil of drink),......

The Press

Brother Blue Pencil Paul Johnson T he attempted censorship of four British newspapers by members of ASLEF raises a number of interesting points. In the first place it ought to......

One Hundred Years Ago

The meeting on Wednesday at the Mansion House to protest against the outrages upon the Jews in Russia was a considerable success. It was largely at- tended by important persons......