10 MAY 1940, page 3

The Week In Parliament

Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes : Wednesday was indeed a memorable day. It began quietly with a somewhat discursive speech by Mr. Herbert Morrison, who, nevertheless,......

* * It Is Widely Felt That The Key To

the situation is held by the Labour leaders. They cannot form a Government by them- selves. The question is whether they will join with anyone else. It certainly seemed from Mr.......

A Remarkable Situation Has Been Created. The Government...

depend on a bodyguard of faithful supporters who will accept anything from the hands of Mr. Chamberlain. But there is scarcely a single one of these who carries the slightest......

The Employed And The Unemployed

This country will not have reached its maximum war effort until all employable men and women have been absorbed into war work of some kind, either in the fighting Services or in......

Labour's Home Policy

The Labour Party has issued a spirited declaration on home policy, for submission to the Party Conference in Bournemouth next week. It reasserts its belief in the creation by......

Savings—voluntary Or Compulsory ?

The raising of £140,000,000 in 23 weeks by savings certifi- cates and defence bonds is undoubtedly a remarkable achieve- ment, forming a substantial contribution towards the......

Contributors Are Reminded That No Manuscripts Can Lie...

an adequately stamped envelope is vaclosed. Readers are reminded of the necessity of ordering ' The Spectator" regularly, since newsagents can no )nger be supplied on......