16 NOVEMBER 1985, page 5

Insoluble

`SO WHAT,' we are now constantly asked about every foreign hotspot, 'is the solu- tion?' What is 'the solution' in the Middle East, Central America, Eastern Europe? Will Mr......

The Spectator

SUNDAY SPECIAL PLEADING T he arguments over Sunday trading illustrate the difficulty that democratic politics finds in gauging public opinion. Almost all those who air the......

The Silver Age

ALTHOUGH he is remarkably old, Lord Stockton may have embarked on his attacks on the Government a little too early in his career in the House of Lords. The spell-binding charm......