18 MARCH 1966, page 6

Press Handouts Labour No Handouts When The Meeting...

that they were being prepared. At 7.51 Mr. Gerald Kaufman distributed a few to chosen chums. I got mine one minute before Mr. Wilson got to the end of his prepared speech. The......

The Ted And Harold Show

By CLEMENT FREUD Tiff E are the porcupine days; both sides show the s ir quills and neither bites. Peacock-like the party leaders preen themselves before their own people—for at......

Entrance Labour Meeting Advertised To Start At 7.30 P.m.

Absolutely nothing happened until 7.37. All eyes on entrance. From time to time a number of soberly dressed men of what the French call 'a certain age' filed down the aisle. As......

Locations Labour Green's Picture Playhouse, Glasgow; The...

Europe, capacity 3,500, was decorated with posters urging us to go forward with Labour. The audience sat on frayed velvet tip-up seats and as no one remembered that the good......

Conservative Meeting Advertised To Start At 7 P.m.

At 6.45 when I arrived there was a man on the platform making a minor speech (a continental practice this, where league , football matches are preceded by a reserve fixture). At......

Conservative Mr. Heath Sat Calmly In The Centre Of His

single line of dignitaries; the atmosphere was socially desirable, middle aged, Sunday school. The chair- man or whatever said 'it was an inspiration when our party chose you......

Preliminaries Labour Two Men, Neither Of Whom Were Mr....

spoke and got the requisite amount of applause each time they mentioned Mr. Wilson, Labour, The Highlands, housing or Mr. Shinwell. The nation, said the Provost of Glasgow, must......

Conservative

All press-seats not only had a copy of the Heath speech but the text of one he was to make later that night in Exeter. The handout was subheaded `Please check carefully for any......

Ceaservative The Guildhall, Plymouth; Capacity 850. A...

building, constructed one felt more for the glory of our Lord than the convenience of our Lord Mayor. One side of the hall bore a large orange-on-black banner stating RIGHT......

Ambiance

Mr. Wilson wore a single - breasted charcoal suit, no waistcoat; he wore a ring on his third finger left hand, and silver-grey hair. Mr. Heath wore a three-piece single-breasted......