Earlier this month the Institute of Strategic Studies said in its study, “The Military Balance 1963-64”, that apart from 17 Soviet divisions in the Far East, troops already in Central Asia and a few detachments beyond Lake Baikal, the Soviet Union had no military formations other than border guards along … Read More
The British bobby whose courtesy and helpfulness foreign visitors never tire of admiring is in some kind of disgrace. Revelations of brutality, dishonesty and perjury have eroded popular faith in the integrity of the police force. It is no longer something that is taken for granted. Consequently pressure is building … Read More
What the British like to call the great debate is on. Nominally the Queen’s speech outlining the Government’s programme for the new session of Parliament is being debated. In fact the rival parties are addressing themselves principally to the electorate. Since this is the last session of the present Parliament … Read More
When Mr Iain Macleod, former leader of the House of Commons and the joint chairman of the Conservative party, refused to serve under the new Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, last month it was generally accepted that he had assumed the role of the party’s conscience keeper. His action fitted … Read More
Since the publication of the Beveridge report on social security during the last war no report has been as anxiously awaited as that of the Robbins Committee on higher education and none has received such an enthusiastic reception. It has been hailed as a landmark in British social history and … Read More
Earlier this week, the British Government took the security wraps off the TSR-2 (T for tactical, S for strike and R for reconnaissance) which is claimed to be the most versatile plane the world has ever seen. Though originally designed as a tactical bomber, it is said to be capable … Read More
Several hundred ordinary Britons made their way to the American Embassy as soon as they heard the news of President Kennedy’s death. Over 5,000 people joined the queue outside the Embassy next day so that they could sign their names as mourners. American tourists and residents were stopped on the … Read More
Sir Alec Frederick Douglas-Home has been Prime Minister for only a week and he is already beginning to look the part. The shrill outcries of indignation, protest and ridicule that greeted his appointment last weekend have not died down but they are beginning to stop. The opposition leader, Mr Harold … Read More
In America the famous television debate between Mr Kennedy and Mr Nixon sealed the fate of the latter and ensured the victory of the former. In France television has made it possible for General de Gaulle to run government through referendums. Even in tradition-bound Britain we saw the cumulative effect … Read More
The reasons that prompted or provoked Mr Macmillan to announce his decision to resign in the midst of the Conservative party’s conference at Blackpool last week remain a subject of speculation. There can be little doubt however that he could easily have avoided adding to the existing tension and confusion … Read More
