31 AUGUST 1956, page 6

I Am Indebted To The Hull Daily Mail For Recalling

in con- nection with the Shaw centenary that, in a Spectator com- petition twenty-six years ago, GBS was chosen as the man with the best brain in Great Britain. The competition......

A Spectator's Notebook

THE MOST REMARKABLE piece of double-think I have seen re- cently is in the current issue of Fact, which styles itself a monthly Socialist digest. The strike in the motor......

The Death Of Dr. Alfred Kinsey Removes From The Scene

one of the most controversial scientific figures of his day. His great compendia, The Sexual Behaviour of the Human Male and The Sexual Behaviour of the Human Female, were......

By Charles Curran D Uring The Past Few Days Some Important

new clues have been given to the riddle that perpetually confronts politicians—the question, 'How do we get people to vote for us?' They come from the United States; but they......