26 JULY 1957, page 7

Westminster Commentary

'THIS debate will be regarded by many people outside, I'm afraid, as unreal.' Thus Mr. (( Aneurin Bevan, winding up for the Opposition in the de- bate on disarmament. Before I......

At A Luncheon To Launch Mr. Connell's The Most Important

Country (reviewed last week by Lord Altrincham) the author was introduced by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Selwyn Lloyd. The book is very offensive indeed about Mr. Nehru and Mr.......

The Bbc Russian Service Continues To Be Dis- Cussed In

our correspondence columns. The BBC itself, which was eager enough to answer (how- ever inadequately) one or two particular points I myself raised, has not yet contributed to......

'the Husscinite Dynasty Has Reigned Over Tunisia For Two And

a half centuries. It has had time to wither and the Tunisian people with its leaders will uproot a dead tree.' (From the Tunis weekly Action). A green bey tree?......

• • Extract—without Comment—from The Leading Article...

in last Sunday's News of the World: Readers of the News of the World court reports arc fully aware of the vicissitudes of vice.......

A A Spectator's Notebook The Announcement By The British...

Company and the Shell Petroleum Company that they in- tend to cease operations in Israel seems an almost incredible surren- der to Arab blackmail on the part of these companies.......

A Correspondent Chides Me For Calling The Regulations...

lax, when in fact they are non-existent. The regulations to which I was referring were those which insist that a doctor's prescription must be obtained before the drug can be......

I Am Surprised To See That Certain Executives In The

athletics world, not to mention some sports- writers, have been casting doubts on the validity of Ibbotson's mile record, on the grounds that he was helped by a pacemaker. Two......