As always, many thanks are due to the contributors whose information, thoughts and reflections appear in this issue: Chris Blake, Pam Cohen, Jason Harper, Gavin Kirton, Elmars Krausz, Sam Margerison and Ray Withers. A large bouquet is also owed to the collators: Penny, Maureen and Robynne. The last issue for 1998 will appear in good time for the holiday season, with the deadline for submissions currently Friday, 20th November 1998.
RSC News is not going to proclaim prudish ignorance of the lunacy of current politics in Washington D.C. Rather, the current editor believes that the protagonists should be allowed to self-regulate their current opinions:
"Public media should not contain explicit or implied descriptions of sex acts. Our society should be purged of the perverts who provide the media with pornographic material while pretending it has some redeeming social value under the public's 'right to know'"
Kenneth Starr (1987) in an interview with Dianne Sawyer for "60 Minutes"
"I think it's plain that the president should resign and spare the country the agony of this impeachment and removal proceeding,... " "I think the country could be spared a lot of agony and the government could worry about inflation and a lot of other problems if he'd go on and resign"
Bill Clinton (1974) commenting on the Richard Nixon situation.