18 APRIL 1941, Page 3

I hope Parliament will resume' its activities in no carping

or complacent mood, but realising more fully its tremendous responsibility. Every member is a master of some aspect, of public policy ; at any rate he is free to witness how policy directly affects some corner of Britain. If he sees waste of materials or man-power, if he detects injustices or creakings in local government, if he observes neglect or failure to seize and fails to report these discoveries in high quarters, he is guilty of sleeping on his watch. This and nothing less is the solemn responsibility which rests on the chosen spokesmen of the people.