Spectator's Notebook
T WAS glad to see that, in the course of his 'tribute to Hugh Gaitskell, George Brown was able to refute the myth of the cold and aloof in- tellectual. I remember Mr. Gaitskell best as I once saw him at a Spectator party talking gaily to all around him with the vivacity and respect for the opinions of those younger than himself which won him the affection of those who met him. The young wife of a journalist told him that she had heard how good he was at dancing, and just to prove the point he executed a few steps with her. There was about him an absence of pomposity or pretentiousness very endearing to anyone who has had much to do with politicians. British national life will be the poorer for his absence, and so will many a London gathering.
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