2 JULY 1932, Page 7

The Right to Broadcast Mr. Winston Churchill is a provocative

and stimulating speaker on most subjects but he sometimes makes large assumptions. The latest—and there is obviously deep conviction behind it—is that the broadcasting system of this country should be at his disposal whenever he has observations to make that he feels it would be beneficial for the world to hear. The B.B.C. would expose itself to universal attack if it admitted that claim for a moment. If it began with Mr. Winston Churchill where could it be depended on to stop, or by what rules could it govern its decisions in such a matter ? The line Sir John Reith has taken is absolutely right. Not even Mr. Churchill can be supplied with broadcasting facilities on demand.