31 MARCH 1967, page 2

A Nation Unprepared Lib :cry • ?f As The 'torrey

Canyon' saga draws to a close, the inquest begins. The questions clamour for an answer. First, how was it that the 6 0,000-ton supertanker, carrying 100,000 tons of oil, and......

Handle With Care

The theatre, and in particular its so-called serious or non-commercial arm, has an un- canny flair for drawing attention to its seam- iest side. Spite, fury and hysteria erupt......

The Consequences Of Mr Powell

If we are to spend £2,000 million a year on defence, the least we can do is to see that the assumptions on which our strategic posture is based are not merely politically......

Portrait Of The Week

TEERE was another abortive attempt by U Thant to make peace in Vietnam, an uprising in Sierra Leone with farcical aspects, a great spy scandal in Italy, more bloodshed in Aden......