7 JANUARY 1955, page 18

Too Many Books The News, Just Published In The Bookseller,

that the number of titles,published in Britain in 1954 was the highest ever, will be, as the Bookseller itself commented, received with mixed feelings. Those most closely......

Agene Agene Is A Toxic Substance, Poisonous To Many Animals;

and even if there has been no proof that it can poison humans, it is a safe rule that the use of spch chemicals should be avoided unless it offers overriding advantages. There......

False Colours The Abuse Of Chemicals To Colour Foodstuffs...

strong feelings in most of us; but the Ministry of Food's report on the subject exudes mainly a patient resignation, a 'boys will be boys' attitude to offenders. 'Although the......

Political Commentary

'IT MAY WELL BE that the moment of opportunity for the Liberal Party, for which many of us have waited so patiently, is at hand.' How often words like these have been written or......

A Gift For Tories Mr. John Stewart, The Labour Candidate

for South Norfolk, can count himself unlucky. Just as his by-election campaign was getting into its stride, his Party published its statement of policy on agricultural......