30 NOVEMBER 1991, page 18

If Symptoms Persist.. .

LAST WEEK I went to Meadowlea, where so many of our vilest murderers are held (the more arcadian or botanical the name of a prison, the worse its inmates). Of course, I arrived......

Which Way For The Pound?

Charles Goodhart on the five possible lifestyles for sterling SEVERAL roads lead from Maastricht. We have got there by way of putting the pound into the European exchange rate......

A Disarming Question

Neil Lyndon argues that the British people should be consulted about Northern Ireland IT MAY have been for expedient and self- ish reasons that Margaret Thatcher con- ceived her......