25 OCTOBER 1963, page 11

A Spectator's Notebook

B ED was, I suppose, as good a place as any from which to observe the Conservatives in the throes of parturition, and a high temperature merely added its own touches of drama......

Asleep In The Deep What Should One Read When Ill?

Personally, I favour an eternity of bliss spent in perusing the works of Eric Ambler. Ian Fleming, Raymond Chandler et alii, but unfortunately the output of these writers does......

The Robbins Report

By JOHN VAIZEY W HEN Lord Robbins's appointment was first announced there were many who feared the consequences. In economics he could hardly be said to be in the van of......

The World Of The Absurd The Other Day I Was

talking with a friend about what existentialists mean when they speak of experiencing the absurd. I was not then able to produce a convincing comparison from life, but I think I......

Prejudging The Pm

I have no idea whether Lord Home will be a good or a bad Prime Minister, but I am sure that Mr. Wilson'and Mr. Brown are right in thinking that their original attacks on him as......

Network And Trident

Despite the fact that—or perhaps because—I do not often watch television, I found myself applauding The Time's fourth leader on television interviewing, and was unconvinced by......