[WWWWH]

The author was an interesting character (and a very prominent scientist--some of his work on enzymes is still taught to undergraduates) and a committed communist. Many of his essays were first written for the a newspaper. I think it was the Daily Star.

[eru]

That's very interesting! I would have read that ending of the article as a dig against communism. But perhaps the other had a more interesting point in mind.