... Speaking volumes AFTER the Scottish Office’s information director, Liz Drummond, gave a helping hand to the self-publicity efforts of one of lan Lang’s advisers (cngineeringl his inclusion in Who's Who in Scotland), it seems the selfeffacing official ...

... WHEN SPEAKING THEIR BERLITZ- 'NSIVE “Immersion Club™ * weeks from 9am to 3pm tarti from £9BO ng dates: 07/03 - 1 1/04 LANGUAGE MEANS BUSINESS LONDON 071-915 0909 BIRMINGHAM 021-643 4334 MANCH 061-228 3607 EDIN 031-226 7198 ) . SEMI-PRIVATE COURSES (2-4 ...

... Double-speak Sir, — | am surprised that WD Murray and S M Marshall are surprised in their recent letters about the NHS. It has never been in doubt that what Glenda Jackson has called, “the obscene purchaserprovider split”, was nothing other than the device ...

... Speaking their language DONALD Dewar is steeped in Scotland — its history, its politics, its language — so it is hardly surprising that Scottish idi_o_ms trip off his tongue. He bewildered Labour delegates with one when he told them from the conference ...

... Hyde and speak WHEN did the pronunciation of the ‘e’ in Jekyll (as in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde) change from Jehkyll to Jeekyll? First noted in Radio 4’s play on Monday night; next noted BBC 2 Tuesday night. Ifit’s now Dr Jeekyll, should it be Mr Hydee? A ...

... Archbishop speaks The Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh speaks out for the first time about sex abuse as another priest is revealed as having being taken from his parish. Page 4 Crucial talks The parties aiming to form Ireland's new coalition ...

... Silence speaks volumes ONCE, in the dear, distant days almost beyond even my recall, I had lunch in a Fife hotel, its patrons, divided quaintly into two categories — tourists and “commercials”, The manager eyed me closely, delivered his snapped judgment ...

... On speaking terms with the stars TIME for a little name dropping here. I've worked with all the greats. Well, some of them. All right, Jack Charlton and Jim McColl to name but the only two. Both childhood heroes of mine, as [ told Jim only last week. ...

... Presents that speak volumes Small and perfectly formed, any of this new series of diminutive style bibles will make the perfect gift. They are easy to wrap. . . and a joy to open. John Davidson enthuses ICE things often come in little packages. And this ...

... Neglected skill that speaks volumes AST year, Emma Nicholson, the deaf Conservative MP for Devon West and Torridge, employed her lip-reading skills to devastating effect. While addressing the Commons, she saw two male MPs on the opposite side of the House ...

... Scots’ display nothing to speak of THE perfect end to the perfect ‘day for Clitheroe’s Kirsty Speak came at the eighteenth hole of Woodhall Spa Golf Course yesterday when she chipped in from off the green for an eagle to win the British Womens' Amateur ...

... Dr Jenkins to speak in «Kdinburgh . .~By James Johnston THE former Bishop of Durham, the Right Rev Dr David Jenkins, is to deliver an open lecture marking the tenth anniversary of Edinburgh University’s Centre for Theology and Public Issues in the Old ...