13 FEBRUARY 1982, page 17

One Hundred Years Ago

The Session opened on Tuesday, and the Royal Message informed the Houses that the country was in cordial relations with all Powers, and that the Treaty for the cession of......

The Reverend Member?

C. H. Sisson 'There is good reason for thinking that 1 Members of Parliament are not drawn from as wide a circle as they might be. There is no shortage of lawyers, company......

The Lessons Of Laker

William Rees-Mogg I t is not difficult to make the case against Sir Freddie Laker. He ran his business on too little capital; he regarded overbor- rowing as a problem to be......