19 SEPTEMBER 1958, page 7

I Am Surprised, Too, To See That Each Of The

Young men received the same sentence: In such gangs there is almost always a ringleader, often a psychopath, who exerts a powerful influence over the rest and who should......

The Labour Leaders, I See, Have Been Reviving The Myth

that Mr. Attlee's sudden journey to Washington during the Korean war prevented President Truman from starting to use atom bombs. In fact, of course. President Truman had not the......

I Was Interested To See That, Whereas Mr. Mac- Millan's

television technique has vastly improved recently, partly no doubt as a result of assiduous training, Mr. Gaitskell's has deteriorated. Mr. Gaitskell's chief merit on television......

A Spectator's Notebook

MY FIRST INSTINCT—and I imagine it was that of most Spectator readers —to the news of the heavy sen- tences passed on the nine 'nigger hunters' of Notting Hill was of satis-......

Torquay Commentary

Mr. Gladstone Explains W att W ITH the TUC safely behind me, I had intended, as the Torbay Express carried me swiftly towards the golden sands of Torquay and my rendezvous with......

I Would Have Advised That 'the Lost Image'— An Exhibition

of paintings by tachists, children and apes at the Royal Festival Hall—should not be missed, but for the fact that you cannot obtain admission unless you also buy a ticket for a......

When The Announcement Was Made That Illustrated Is To Be

merged with John Bull, I was not surprised to see the excuse 'Television claims one more victim'; but I was surprised to find it made by the normally sensible writer of the Man-......