What is of special interest is the appearance of dawning
signs of divergence within the Labour Party. That was most evident on Vonday, when Mr. Bevin's statement on foreign policy manifestly disappointed some of the young crusaders of the Left wing of the party ; what he said on Greece and Spain in particular was radically different from what they had been saying on their election platforms, and they are not, to do them justice, men who would agree with the bus-conductor that a platform is something arget in on, not to travel on. A few days earlier, when the Prime Minister was paying his warm and chivalrous tribute to Mr. Churchill, it was noticeable that virtually all the applause came from the Conservative benches, and next to none from the Prime Minister's supporters. What this vast majority will do with itself before it finishes is a matter for singularly interesting speculation.
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