7 JULY 1984, page 7

Grand Send-off

'W as so much nobility ever afloat?' The Poet Laureate's description of the water picnic in Sir John Piers would have done nicely for his own memorial ser- vice in Westminster......

Notes

W hen Ken Livin g stone first used the parapet of County Hall as a poster site, even he can scarcely have g uessed how successful the tease would be. Tory MPs takin g tea on the......

Ill Met

N ow that many serious criminals use g uns, the Metropolitan police have a dan g erous as well as difficult job. They are understandably nervous of bein g shot. This may......

Missile Gap

T he Soviet proposal to hold ne g otiations in Vienna this September on bannin g all weapons in space has caused undue ex- citement. Arms control talks are often seen as the......

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