18 FEBRUARY 1966, page 7

Flights Of Fancy?

'British Aircraft Corporation's order book stands at more than £350m.. of which £140m.- 40 per cent—is for export.' — The Times. February 9, 1966. 'Export sales by British......

Political Commentary

Some Trouble at the Top By ALAN WATKINS L AST Saturday a Labour Member of Parlia- ment was dining at his club. (I am sorry about this slightly Buchanesque beginning, but it......

Spectator's Notebook

W HAT is happening at Number 10? The im- pending departure of Mr. Derek Mitchell, ho has served with distinction as the Prime mister's Principal Private Secretary since April......

Left Luggage

We're all familiar with the attacks on economic aid from the self-help school of economists of the right, and in the case of Mr. Peter Bauer these criticisms have reached a high......

Deflation Without Tears So We Smoked No Less Than 2.400

million fewer cigarettes last year than in 1964—a reduc- tion (if my arithmetic is right) of a little more than one cigarette per adult per week. This is the second year running......

Navy Blues 'and Why Do I Emphasise The Importance Of

• the Royal Navy?,' asked Mr. Wilson, with rhetorical emphasis, at an open-air meeting during the last general election campaign. 'Be- cause you're in Chatham.' came the reply......