14 MAY 1965, Page 9

Death Sentence

One of the first recommendations of the Par- liamentary Boundary Commissioners has been to abolish the constituency of Enfield West. The news was, of course, expected, indeed almost inevitable once the boundary of Greater London was drawn to include Enfield and exclude Potters Bar. All the same, the news is sad for Quoodle. The constituency of Enfield West was created by divine inspiration via the Boundary Commis- sioners and the Labour government for the election of 1950. The new proposals, if they sur- vive unamended, will probably be in operation for the next general election• but one. Quoodle may then have the lonely distinction of being the one and only person who represented Enfield West in Parliament. No flowers by request.