30 MAY 1970, Page 6

Left, right . . .

CHRISTOPHER HOLLIS

Every child, says Gilbert, shall Either be a Liberal Or a Conservative.

Now Nature with new-fangled laws Children to back the Labour cause Doth curiously contrive.

When Tories in reforming zeal Lay boldly on the Common Weal A renovating itch, While'Labour, answering with a sneer, Thinks things should stay just as they were, One wonders which is which.