16 MARCH 1945, Page 14

Sta,—It would be a very good thing it the Conservative

Party could find a new name. Conservative sounds much too embalmed and hermetically sealed against everything new and fresh. Progressive might be suitable, suggesting a steady, forward movement towards better things. Alterna- tively, Commonwealth might well describe a Party which stands for Empire unity and prosperity.—I am, yours faithfully, jOY Sco'rr. Mellalue, Polzeath, Cornwall.