7 DECEMBER 1985, page 11

The Welfare State's Dead Babies

Roy Kerridge on the Jasmine Beckford inquiry and the evidence it produced of fatal flaws in the social work system `THERE'S always a few that slip through the net,' a kind lady......

How To Storm An Aircraft

Ronald Payne on the need for expert squads to deal with hijackers SOME elite anti-terrorist squads are more elite than others; some terrorist groups are less political than......

One Hundred Years Ago

Burmese resistance has collapsed. After capturing the Minhla forts, as mentioned in our last issue, General Prendergast proceeded quietly up the River Irrawaddy with his steam......