30 AUGUST 1957, Page 6

THE LIBERAL PARTY has often been accused of undue fissility,

together with an inability to de- cide on any one policy at any one time. Rarely, however, can the party's schizoid tendencies have been better demonstrated than in the invitations to their conference. The letter inviting newspapers to send representatives to the conference invites them to Southport; but the card which they are asked to return el shall require tickets for the Liberal Party Assembly') bids them to Folke- stone. Assuming that they are meant to split the difference, correspondents will converge upon the pleasant Warwickshire village of Burton Latimer.

PHAROS