15 JUNE 1956, page 13

Scotch And Water

By MORAY McLAREN T HE most embarrassing sounds that can be made by the human voice in these islands are from (a) a Scot trying, and failing, to speak 'high English,' (b) an......

City And Suburban By Johnbetjeman T His Is The Time When

I notice the national love of gardening. Cacti look rather out of date in 'contempor- ary' rooms and people forget how much they like tele- vision in their joy at welcoming rain......