15 JULY 1955, Page 7

I AM PLEASED that the London County Council has voted

to open the Battersea Fun Fair on Sundays. Whether or not there should be amusements of any kind on a Sunday is arguable, but since cinemas in London and fun fairs in other parts of the country are allowed to operate on Sundays, the House of Commons vote prohibiting the opening of the Battersea Fun Fair on Sundays was always a little ridiculous. The decision was reached by a free vote in 1951. Only about eight Conservatives voted in favour of opening it. It always seemed to me that this vote was less an expression of perfervid Sab- batarianism than a successful attempt to do down 'Lord Festival' Morrison.