10 DECEMBER 1965, page 9

Soviet And British Chess

If you read Soviet Chess by D. J. Richards (O.U.P., 25s.) you will learn much about chess and more about Communism. Study, for example, the telegram sent to Stalin by Botvinnik......

A 11nd Decision

Unlike some journals of opinion in this c ountry we are not compulsively anti-American; over the last twenty years we have, in general. supported American foreign policy, just......

Spectator's Notebook

T ALWAYS enjoy the explanations offered by Ithose who direct public opinion polls, when they begin to realise that their results are wildly at variance with the facts of life.......

Unquiet On The Western Front

From. SARAH GAINHAM DONN J UST as it is no longer considered possible to discuss national policies without including economics, so it is difficult to discuss foreign policy......

Civic Trust There May Be Some Good Reason For Refusing

the request of the formidable all-party dele- gation led by Duncan Sandys to Charles Pannell, Minister of Works, for a public inquiry into the development plan for the Whitehall......

The Jones Boy A Mutual Friend Tells Me That In

his view the criticism of Aubrey Jones that is prevalent today is unfair. I agree. The criticism should be aimed at the Government. The Government made a shrewd choice when it......