25 JUNE 1988, page 12

`coons And Hymies'

Con Coughlin reveals how life imitates art in New York politics New York THE scene is the modern glass and con- crete Ebenezer Baptist Church in the unremarkable New York suburb......

...and Statistics

'The [House of Commons select] com- mittee [on education] asked the Depart- ment of Education and Science for an explanation in a report . . . showing unease about . . .......