3 JULY 1947, page 9

There Are Two Words, Now Indefensively In Vogue, On Which

I hereby declare war, in one case war to the knife. That is " over- all," with or without a hyphen in the middle, in the sense of " complete " or " comprehensive," or more often......

The Press Is Not Often So Near Unanimity As It

has been over the decision of the Royal Commission on the Press to hear all oral evidence in private. The Institute of Journalists and the National Union of Journalists rival......

Mrs. Margaret Sanger Slee, " International Advocate Of...

suggests, apparently in all seriousness, that women of the hungry countries of Europe, including Britain, should have no babies for the next ten years. This is certainly an......

A Spectator 's Notebook P Roceedings Before The Committee...

of the House of Commons always excite considerable interest, and there are elements in the Committee's report on the question raised by Mr. W. J. Brown, the Independent Member......

It Is Natural, I Suppose, That A Hall That Is

half full should look half empty. And a half-empty hall looks a little depressing. But when the hall seats tz,000 an audience that fills half the places is by no means......

Forward From Paris

T HE announcement on import restrictions made by the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer in the House of Commons on Monday had an obvious relation to the conversations then in......