Mr. Baldwin too, has dearly, for the time being at
any rate, lost his power of controlling incipient revolt. In the old days of the Indian -controversy in the last Parliament the rebels were at pains to avoid, if possible, a clash with the leader of the Party. Now, "Baldwin- baiting " is a recognised amusement of a section of the younger men at question-time. They arrange an elaborate series of supplementary questions to the Prime Minister and contrive to give him as uncomfortable a ten minutes as possible. When they have exhausted themselves Mr. Churchill rises and with all his superb Parliamentary skill, drives home the attack. He is far more formidable than he was in the last Parliament. Never in his whole career probably hatt"'he spoken better than he is speaking today, and what is More, he deals with subjects that are of intimate and anxious concern to the Commons and the country, such as the problems of defence and the condition of the unemployed. Mr. Churchill's popularity is rising rapidly. * * * *
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