18 JUNE 1983, page 9

What North-south Divide?

Allan Massie Edinburgh A t first it was going to be an election .L - A.in which Scotland decisively marked off its difference from the rest of Britain, rejected the Thatcherism......

What Next For The Alliance?

Jo Grimond P e first feature of the election is that once again we have a government bas- ed on a minority of the electorate. Once again the third party is ludicrously under-......