INSURANCE-NATIONAL AND PRIVATE
Sta,—My father, a voluntary contributor to National Insurance and a pensioner of World War One, died on April 26th last year. His insurance payments were regular, his cards fully stamped. He also held policies with a City insurance firm. It is a good thing for my mother that he did not place all his trust in the beneficent Socialist State. Within two days of his death the representative of the City firm called ; within seven all claims had been met. Nine months afterwards, my mother is still waiting for her widow's pension and for two weeks' arrears of my father's army pension. She has applied to both Ministries times beyond counting, filled in forms, answered questions relevant and grossly irrelevant. Her solicitors have applied. I have applied. The net result is either (a) stereotyped cards promising attention that is never given, or (b) yet more duplicate forms.
Had my mother been left destitute, the Assistance Board would pre- sumably have goaded the Ministries into action. As she is not they are apparently quite content indefinitely to mete out this wholly indefensible treatment. I write to acquaint you, Sir, with this case both in the hope that the hospitality of your columns will produce payments and apologies, and as an object lesson of what we may expect if ever the Socialists have an opportunity to carry out their reported threat to nationalise
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