15 MARCH 1986, page 5

Age Difference '

THE indignation over the appearance of a 12-year-old Iranian bride in Britain would have puzzled our ancestors. In the most famous love story in our language, the girl is only......

Contradictions

NEXT week the American Congress must decide whether to grant President Reagan the $ 10 0 million he wants for the Nicara- guan Contras. This is a very decision important , not......

The Spectator

'BUY BRITISH' HYPOCRISY F irst the British delegated compassion to the state. The private citizen was absolved . from the responsibility to help those in trouble: welfare was to......