18 APRIL 1941, Page 3

The war is entering on its grimmest phase. Are we

now organised for victory? Is it not a fair judgement to say that every move made by the Government on the home-front might have been made a month earlier? If there be any truth in this statement, some share of the blame must be laid on indi- vidual members for their failure to press home constructive criticisms, for their tepid advocacy or possibly sheer neglect. * * * *