Lord Rothermere and Revolution
Lord Rothermere by the publication of article: and numerous letters in the Daily Mail has been defending his doctrine that every prospective Prime Minister at a General Election should state whom he would elio;Ese for the most important Ministerial Such a procedure would create extraordinary confusion. A prospective Prime Minister could not pa:sibly name hi; Ministers in advance ; the election, or the failure to be elected, of a particular candidate might affect the planning of Ministerial positions from top to bottom. Besides, the prospective Prime Minister himself might not be elected. In that case would Lord Both^rni:•rc demand a fresh General Election, or what ? The present Constitutional practice which leaves the making of it Cabinet to the Prime Minister with the sanction or the King is based on very practical reasons. No appointment is ever announced without the King's approval. It is curious that Lord Rothermere, when he breaks away from his normal doctrines, which are in many ways retrograde, should choose this singularly umlesirable opening for a revolutionary adventure.
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