is a South
African in exile. His latest book* has been given the accolade of being banned in his former homeland. Mr. Walker has written a journalist’s account of the political changes that have occurred in South Africa. He is particularly interesting when dealing with the relations between Rhodesia, the Portuguese colonies and South Africa. It is interesting how closely parallels can be drawn between Salazar and Verwoerd. Both were university lecturers, Verwoerd received his Ph.D. for a thesis on “Experimental Study on the Blunting of the Emotions”. However, Verwoerd is not just relying on psychology, he has been gaining allies and preparing his army — the arms budget’ was raised from R71.5§ million in 1961-2 to R157 million in 1963-4 (one Rand equals 10 shillings). The clear message that this book spells out is that the white-supremacists are prepared to fight and that militarily the odds might well be with them.
M. Jackson
The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressal; Panther, 7/6
HOSE who have not read this
Socialist classic have no excuse since the production of this paperback. The story is of the lives of a group of house-painters in Southern England at the turn of the century. Tt gives a less usual view of Edward-