19 FEBRUARY 2000, page 19

Second Opinion

THERE once was a Society for the Sup- pression of Mendacity, but those who believe in Original Sin rather than in the Perfectibility of Man will not be sur- prised to learn that......

The Not-so-great Pretender

Lloyd Evans meets Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia and finds him to be a solid company chap IT'S been a quiet New Year in the Balka- ns, hasn't it? Arkan, the playboy......