5 OCTOBER 1985, page 5

Hmc's Guilt

THE Head Masters' Conference has been told that the education that its members provide is too specialised. The news value of this storm stands just higher than `Bishop Denies......

Saudi Courage

THE euphoria over the sale of 132 military aircraft, principally Tornados, to Saudi Arabia — £4 billion in cash and oil, 25,000 British jobs prolonged — does not include the......

The Spectator

TORY OPPORTUNITIES M r Neil Kinnock has been courageous, and to some extent successful, in turning the Labour Party away from self-pitying ideological introspection and towards......

Arms Uncontrol

WHEN a British soldier negligently dis- charges a firearm, he is liable to a fine amounting to a maximum of 28 days' gross pay: it is not uncommon for a soldier serving in......

In His Diary This Week, Richard Ingrams Suggests That The

price of the Spectator reflects 'how few people nowadays buy the magazine'. This gives us an excuse to announce our Audit Bureau of Circulation figure for January-June. This was......