24 AUGUST 1996, page 12

A Nation Proud, Free And Dull

Scotland is seeking political and cultural distance from England. But, says Paul Bew, Ireland's experience since independence provides a cautionary tale understandable......

Mind Your Language

THE Dai l y Telegraph has been getting terribly excited by a new dictionary that says, if reports are to be believed, it doesn't much matter if you use infer to mean imply. The......