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
