20 FEBRUARY 1948, page 5

I Mentioned Last Week, With Some Scepticism, Lord...

gestion that a Meredith vogue, like the recent Trollope vogue, might be in prospect. It is not a matter on which much decisive informa- tion can be available, but the Oxford......

A Spectator 's Notebook

T HE action of the Evening Standard in publishing on Wednesday. afternoon the figures of the British Medical Association plebis- cite, which were not meant to be made public......

Rarely Have I Heard So Remarkable A Cumulative Tribute As

was paid in the debate in the House of Commons on university repre- sentation this week to the late Eleanor. Rathbone. There was nothing premeditated about it. Miss Rathbone was......

Wages And Profits

N OBODY could deny that the official statements of the past fortnight have thrown much light on Britain's economic situation. But it is equally clear that, harsh as that light......

The American Reprint Of Documents On Russo-german...

the German official archives contains one singularly interesting entry. On April 24th, 1944 the German Naval Attache at Moscow cabled to the Naval High Ccanimand: " According to......

There Seems To Be Some Trouble About Blue-prints. Mr. Bevin

used the word wrong. (Here I must interpolate. I have been accused of saying " wrong " when I should have said ." wrongly." Not at all. " Wrong " is an adverb as well as an......

My Observations Last Week On The Inadequacy Of The Salaries

of Judges find appropriate comment in the statement made on Wednesday that Lord Citrine, who not so long ago was secretary of the Trades Union Congress, now draws £8,500 a year......