The British General Election of 195o. By H. G. Nicholas.
(Macmillan. 2 Is.)
WITH another General Election in the wind this comprehensive study of the last one, undertaken by its author for the Nuffield Foundation, is particularly opportune—the more so since, in place of the arid collection of statistics of which such a volume might so easily consist, Mr. Nicholas has produced a book possessing the great merit of being readable as well as instructive. All the essential figures are there, but the chapters on party organisations, party programmes, party propaganda, the Press and the wireless constitute material other than statistical of permanent value. Notable objectivity is maintained throughout, and one of the most suggestive chapters is that devoted to the sad fate of every Independent candidate who stood ; not one of them was successful, Mr. D. L. Lipson and Mr. W. J. Brown, both members of the 1945 Government, being conspicuous among the casualties. This is a political work of reference of permanent
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