Spectator's Notebook

T WAS glad to see that, in the course of his 'tribute to Hugh Gaitskell, George Brown was able to refute the myth of the cold and aloof in- tellectual. I remember Mr. Gaitskell......

Which 'which?'

Guying the consumer advice organisations on TWTWTW is one thing; shutting one of them out of Choice is quite another. The BBC ought to think again about favouring Which? against......

Grave Condition

'The stone which the builders refused is be- come the headstone of the corner.' If the Psalms are prophetic there are going to be many red faces in the diocese of London soon. I......

Tertium Quid

As politics begin again after the pause caused by Mr. Gaitskell's death there seems little doubt that one of the most prominent features of the new constellation will be Liberal......

After Gaitskell

By HENRY FAIRLIE I I has been an embarrassing week. Almost all that we have been spared is an ode from the Poet Laureate. I hope only that 1 will offend no one if I try and turn......

Grace Abounding

I am delighted to see that Mrs. Grace Wynd- ham Goldie has been getting kudos for her share in the renovation of BBC television. Of all the new brooms sweeping out the......

Birdwatching

I have been learning something about orni- thology lately from my bedroom window. The first in the morning to go for the food we put out are the tits, but they are invariably......