23 OCTOBER 1993, page 20

Not So Divine Intervention

Damian Thompson on how some Anglican bishops are closing down large parts of their church NO ONE who missed the first run of Rac- ing Demon, David Hare's play about the Church......

Duress Of Circumstances

Alasdair Palmer on how a hard case has exposed a bad law about cannabis `NOT GUILTY.' The jury foreman pro- nounced the words with an appropriate solemnity. Anne Biezanek, the......