26 MAY 1961, Page 4

NEXT WEEK Much has been written in the past few

months about the likely economic reper- cussions of a British decision to join the Common Market; but relatively little attention has been paid to the political aspect—except by the thumpers of Vie Empire drum. Lord Altrincham has recently been visiting the member States of the European Community, and he writes on 'The politics of going into Europe' in next week's Spectator. Robert Conquest discusses one of the issues raised by American involvement in the rebel landing in Cuba; what standards should the West try to maintain in its dealing with Com- munist and fellow-travelling governments? And John Mortimer writes on Orwell.