It is far from being able to claim as Harold Wilson did

It is far from being able to claim, as Harold Wilson did, that Labour is the natural party of government.Mr Smith needed more time. 'If, however, I can hold my advantage on the others after the Alps it will be a major step towards victory. Management believes up to 6,000 bed-days a year will be freed for in-patient use.. My husband doesn't know how much I spend and neither do I, I blank it from my mind, I couldn't add it up I couldn't face it. It is an unfortunate fact of Lees's lot that he can never please everyone, but artificial going alterations tend to attract particular criticism.

Jack Straw, environment spokesman, told a news conference: 'There has been pounds 21m of political gerrymandering.'There were Tory claims of a Labour 'own goal' yesterday after Mr Straw released 1994-95 council tax figures based on the central Band D. Within five minutes of the start Newcastle had exposed the weakened Swindon defence three times, within 18 they led by two goals and the demonstration culminated with five more in a 17- minute period in the second half.'They were brilliant,' the Swindon manager, John Gorman, conceded, concurring with his Newcastle counterpart, Kevin Keegan. He lives in the US and his investment managers advised him to sell his only British shareholding The shares were picked up by three unit trust groups. The current seven-year economic plan was to be suspended, and the report conceded that industrial output, energy supplies and farm production were all below targets.This announcement was remarkable for a country which regularly boasted of unprecedented industrial achievements and over-abundant harvests, under the guidance of Kim and his 51-year-old son Kim Jong Il. They are obliged to protest too much.So Macleod was famous for the savagery of his parliamentary attacks on Labour. This would produce a return on capital of about 20 per cent, since every pounds 100 of assets underwrites pounds 200 of insurance business.

The manager was far from pleased with his strikers that evening, especially Nigel Jemson, who was later to move to Sheffield Wednesday. THOUSANDS OF courts martial records that would have helped relatives of 307 British soldiers shot for desertion or cowardice to fight for posthumous pardons have been thrown away, according to the Ministry of Defence. UP TO 10,000 customers of the Norfolk Broads boating specialist Pennant Holidays and sister company Holimarine risk losing their holidays, following yesterday's announcement that their parent, Mowat Group, had gone into receivership, writes Frank Barrett. Ring Spencer and Fleetwood (081-543 2288) for other stockists.PREPOSTEROUS PRESENTSCanine tracksuit for the sporting dog: from pounds 10.22 to pounds 33.77 from pet shops - or contact Cosipet (0308 68986). It could apply to cricket, to the circus, to film stars, to any performance. 'This is no time for rock'n'roll,' he explains, giving us a twirl in his tinsel grass skirt.'This is time for swish and swirl.'For sheer effrontery, Erasure's pop extravaganza is right up there with the best. 'I don't know any other city in the world that's managed that,' he said.The walls of the city are plastered with posters and slogans, urging people to keep their cars off the road and take the metro, have their engines tuned, take care of trees and so on.

SELLERS are becoming increasingly nervous as the 19 August deadline for reimposing stamp duty nears. By the late 1980s, the pressure from the PSBR on the capital markets was creating difficulties for domestic borrowers. Huge nets have been suspended above the road, providing summertime hammocks for those brave enough to sleep over the tarmac. Tottenham Hotspur 2 Middlesbrough. The shroud was then re-attached by a shackle 'and additional kit'. The Simply Red album, Stars, the biggest selling record of the year, sold 2 million copies in 18 months, grossing pounds 19m. When he left it as chairman British Rail was the most successful European railway in terms of financial efficiency.

Cheques arriving at the bank's processing centre in Bootle, Merseyside, are scanned and converted to digitised pictures. The country's giant international players have behaved in much the same way, confidently conquering large swathes of foreign markets while remaining ensconced at home behind inward-looking traditions and Teutonic conservatism. But a devaluation of the lira is regarded as almost inevitable irrespective of the outcome of the French vote. The head-on crash happened near Forres in the Grampian region between a Peugeot 405 estate car and an articulated lorry. Older spellings are also in vogue, with parents from Kensington to Southwark insisting on Hebraic forms such as Rebekah.Increasingly, variant spell-ings are adopted - Emilie, Mathyew or Sharlotte, though according to Richmond registrar's office, this is an inner-city phenomenon.Invented names can be found, particularly for girls - Gineece, Keslie, Matisse, Layce and Chenee.Second names are often drawn from previous family names, though William and Louise are by far the most popular ones.'Louise goes with everything, explained the Bromley registrar.. InSkinParams = new Array(); InSkinParams['srv_SectionID'] = '124015'; InSkinParams['srv_Keywords'] = 'home'; InSkinParams['srv_Categories'] = ''; InSkinParams['srv_UseSAS'] = 'false'; InSkinParams['sas_PauseAdTag'] = ''; InSkinParams['plr_InSkinID'] = 'myPageSkin'; InSkinParams['plr_ContentID'] = 'myContent1'; InSkinParams['plr_ContentW'] = '975'; InSkinParams['plr_FrameTop'] = '90'; InSkinParams['plr_FrameSide'] = '130'; InSkinParams['plr_FrameBottom'] = '90'; InSkinParams['plr_TotalW'] = '900'; InSkinParams['plr_TotalH'] = '600'; InSkinParams['plr_ContentType'] = 'PAGE'; InSkinParams['plr_HideElementsByID'] = ''; InSkinParams['plr_HideElementsByClass'] = ''; InSkinParams['plr_ExpandableDetached'] = 'true'; InSkinParams['plr_NoSkinInSkinResize'] = 'true'; InSkinParams['plr_AssumeSkin'] = 'false'; function addEvent( obj, type, fn ) { var obj = ( obj.constructor === String ) ? document.getElementById( obj ) : obj; if ( obj.attachEvent ) { obj[ 'e' + type + fn ] = fn; obj[ type + fn ] = function(){ obj[ 'e' + type + fn ]( window.event ) }; obj.attachEvent( 'on' + type, obj[ type + fn ] ); } else obj.addEventListener( type, fn, false ); } if ((navigator.platform.indexOf("Mac") == -1) && (navigator.platform.indexOf("Linux") == -1)) { addEvent(window, 'load', function() { var adjustment = 0; InSkinParams['plr_ContentH'] = jQuery('#InSkinPageContainer_' + InSkinParams['plr_InSkinID']).height() + adjustment; if (screen.width >= 1235) { InSkinLoad.init(InSkinParams); } }); }.