22 APRIL 1966, page 8

Shadow Ministries

Everyone—except those in a position to do something about it—agrees that the reform of Parliament, and in particular the growth of specialist, professionally staffed,......

Spectator's Notebook

It's good, too, to see Mr Quintin Hogg, a humane man, as Shadow Home Secretary: a thoroughly worthy opponent for Mr Roy Jen- kins. With the loss of so much of the old guard (and......

The Press 'verwoerd Warns On Gold' Ran The Main Head-

line in last Tuesday's Daily Express : 'South Africa has issued a grim warning.to Britain on the havoc that would hit world gold markets. in- cluding London, if trade sanctions......

How Relevant Is The Budget?

By WILFRED BECKERMAN rr'llERE is a danger that, in about two weeks' I time, commentators on the budget will have nothing more interesting to say than whether it provides the......

Ten Per Cent Like Mr Harold Wilson, I've Been Caught

by the Ten Per Cent Census. Happily, all the form- filling has at least been made relatively easy thanks to Somerset House's ingenious crib: a facsimile census form, all......