20 NOVEMBER 1993, page 30

All In A Good Cause

THE GREAT and good cause of the day is independence for the Bank of England. It makes a fine rallying-cry, and this week a troop of the greatest and best, captained by the......

Best Laid Plans

QUESTION POSED by Sir Alastair Mor- ton, chairman of Eurotunnel: how do you make God laugh? Answer: tell Him your plans. Now the Government is planning on Sir Alastair. Kenneth......

Chicken Licken

FLAPPING AND squawking, the Boston Chicken flies high over Wall Street. Why did it cross the road? Because every specu- lator and small share buyer was rushing after it and......

National Huntingdon

MY RACING correspondent, Captain Threadneedle, writes: Eat your heart out, Lord Vestey. Cheltenham has missed its chance to stage the Captain Threadneedle Selling Hurdle, and......

City And Suburban

Lions led by donkeys their CBI's generals send the troops over the top CHRISTOPHER FILDES T he Confederation of British Industry has gone over the top on the Stray, Harro-......