17 SEPTEMBER 1965, page 7

Ten Years Of Itv

By STUART HOOD ‘711-1E people of Britain,' said the Beveridge I Report, 'want broadcasting essentially as a public service.' This statement—in so far as it means anything at......

Sucking The Chairman

The Speaker's is not the only presidential chair tinder discussion, as it happens. When Perna- trl, ent adjourned for the summer recess it was fairly - certain that Mr. Emanuel......

Portuguese Pleasure

The Portuguese Foreign Office is enjoying it- self, It has been a long time since it was asked a favour by the British. but not so long since the ,Portuguese asked a favour......

Spectator's Notebook

T HE' manonivrings around the empty chair of the Speaker have made quite a number 01 people look foolish regardless of the out- come. The activities of Mr. Peter Besse!l have......

About Trees

Good men plant trees. bad men cut them down: . with this old observation I am in full agreement. But there are trees and trees. I was not pleased to see the encroachment of......

The Proms

The response to the Spectator's 'study of opinion' at the Proms has been large and enthusiastic. Charles Reid is currently to be glimpsed with great piles of completed question-......

Marginal

The buzz at Erith is that Labour will select its by-election candidate next Wednesday. (The locally connected and spendidly named Mr. Wellbeloyed is still the favourite.) If you......

--and Finding Another

But who is to oppose him? The extreme left, as always, wants to make a protest, a gesture; it wants to demonstrate, not to win. Hence the proposal to put up Mr. Will Griffiths,......