19 MAY 1990, Page 61

No. 1628: . . . nil nisi malum

Ryden wrote an epitaph on a nameless tyrant. You are invited to write one (max- imum 8 lines) on a named tyrant of this century (tyrants still alive can be assumed to be dead, for your purposes). Entries to 'Competition No. 1628' by 1 June.