25 DECEMBER 1953, Page 7

IS BRITAIN FINISHED ?

Has Britain come to the end of a period of power, influence and respect in the world ? A new series of articles in the Spectator offers answers to this question. Each article is written by a specialist from his expert point of view. Professor D. W. Brogan, who opens the series with an examination of the present standing of Britain in American eyes, holds the chair of Political Science in the University of Cambridge and is one of the greatest living authorities on American politics. His published works include The American Political System; Abraham Lincoln; U.S.A.: An Outline; Politics and Law in the United States; The American Problem; and The Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt.