28 OCTOBER 1955, page 6

Political Commentary

BY HENRY FAIRLIE R. R. A. BUTLER has built up a reputation on the shakiest foundation of all—mere success. And he is anxious. No one will believe any longer / that the pages of......

I See That The Glasgow Herald Has Followed The Lead

of the Manchester Guardian in rescuing some of its best writing from the usual oblivion into which daily journalism disappears. As with the 'Bedside Guardian,' the Glasgow......

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GUY BURGESS AS I KNEW HIM A letter from Arthur Norris to Christopher Isherwood......

The Bbc Has Gone To Great Lengths To Preserve A

dignified neutrality in its dealings with its rival. But the time comes when the line between neutrality and spinelessness is hard to draw. The BBC was approached recently by......

A Spectator's Notebook

AMONG ALL the reports of the Russian naval visit to Portsmouth 1 don't remember seeing anything about the anti-communist Russians who went down to conduct propaganda, among the......

There Is Something Uncommonly Shabby About The Way In Which

a great number of young girls who come across from the Continent, to live au pair with English families and improve their English, are being treated. They come in good faith,......

A Health Report On Prisons For The Year 1954 Issued

by the Department of Justice in Ireland contains the information, 'One prisoner died as a result of judicial hanging.' * * *......