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Deals with a study which recognized the roles of war leaders Sir Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt in the secret war against ally countries Germany and Japan during World War II. Contributions of Churchill to British intelligence in World War I; Admiration of Roosevelt for Britiish intelligence; Purpose of nightime visit to Henry Morgenthau Jr., secretary of the U.S. Treasury.

This article examines the theory and practice of rent control in the UK and elsewhere in order to contribute to the important debate on the future of the private rental sector UK. Our opposition to rent and eviction controls is unequivocal. We shall show that wherever control has been imposed the effects have been, at best, adverse and at worst, appalling. The effects on the quantity and quality of a housing stock can be so devastating that one Swedish socialist economist, Assar Lindbeck (1967) concluded: "In many cases rent control to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city--except for bombing." Controls which lead to an excess demand for housing foster unfortunate practices discrimination on various grounds other than willingness and ability to pay rent, and the creation of a black market. Rent and eviction controls also have a major impact mobility of labour. The encouragement to immobility can lead to the perpetuation structural imbalances in an economy prompting rigidities which can have considerable economic and social costs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comments on a legislative bill that would deregulate the rental housing market in Great Britain. Key provisions; Households affected by the legislation; Other efforts of the government to liberalize the housing sector; Pitfalls of the proposal.

Offers advice to the British government on how to speed up sale of council houses in Great Britain. Irreversible transfer of council housing to private ownership; Promotion of voluntary purchases by improving attractiveness of terms; Extended housing rebate scheme for poorer tenants.

Looks at the origin of the British spy novel from 1893 to 1914. Information on Duckworth Drew, an officer of Great Britain Secret Service; Description of several spy novels; Reputation of British secret agents as gentlemen.