26 JULY 1963, page 9

Landed Interests

By JACK DONALDSON D URING the negotiations for entry to the Common Market it was inevitable that planning for the future of the British agricul- tural industry should remain in......

Outing Over

Later the drink still flows. They have a fan- tastic capacity. The decks have been cleared, so that only the smell of staling beer fingers. but they still have newspapers co......

All Aboard

Five o'clock is the climax. The people of Calais come out by the hundred to line the harbour and cheer the returning English. It is not easy. For some, urgency has lost its......

The Invaders

Approaching Calais the loudspeaker is insis- tent and repetitive; the Daffodil will leave promptly at five o'clock. The Daffodil will wait for no one. Then some do not wish to......

Three Hours On French Soil . . .

Most people come aboard at Southend. Board- ing at Gravesend is altogether different, quieter and gentler. The Thames in the early morning, breakfast when the dining-room is......