15 JUNE 1996, page 21

Britain: A Dog's Life For So Many

Like pub opening hours and drug laws, our quarantine rules are the sign of an undemocratic society, says David Hockney In the 25 May issue of The Spectator, Rory Knight Bruce,......

Mind Your Language

`NOW I know how you feel', my hus- band replied, 'when people ask you stupid questions.' `But all I asked, darling, was what the connections are between anomie and alienation.'......