1 MAY 1964, Page 10

Tailpiece If I see a Bill before the.House of Commons

backed both by Mr. Stonehouse and by Sir Cyril Osborne I raise one eyebrow. If the same Bill is supported by Mr. Francis Noel-Baker and Mr. Geoffrey Hirst, I raise the other. If I further observe that Mr. Holt gives the Bill the backing (for what it's worth) of the Liberal Party, I conclude that there are only two possible ex- planations. Either the millennium is now with us, or it is a damn silly Bill. The Trading Stamps Bill was given an unopposed third reading in the House of Commons last Friday.

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