The adjournment debate recovered its old character of being the
opportunity for private members to raise the individual grievances of their constituents. In this Parliament it has been too often used to stage a full-dress debate on some vital question like foreign affairs and monetary policy, and the private member has been crowded out by the Privy Councillors. It cannot be said that the back-benchers took the opportunity afforded them, for apart from Mr. Dingle Foot, who complained in an effective speech at the practice that is growing up of the Government submitting important resolutions without affording adequate time for members to study them beforehand, no notable contribution was made and the House rose shortly after two o'clock. It was only another instance of the way in which in this House the back-benchers throw away their chances of making their.influence felt.
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