30 APRIL 1988, page 11

The Grammarian's Resurrection

Ferdinand Mount welcomes the Kingman Report's demand for the revival of Standard English in the classroom WHEN scenting success, one is supposed to wipe the smirk off one's face......

How Mitterrand Helped Le Pen

Sam White on how the leader of the extreme Right was set up by the Socialist President Paris IT now looks certain that President Mitter- rand will win the second round of the......

One Hundred Years Ago

LATE on Tuesday night, the philan- thropists carried a strong resolution calling upon the Government to sup- press the sale of intoxicants among native races in the Colonies. Mr......