12 APRIL 1940, page 3

The Secret Session To Discuss The Economic Blockade Has Been

postponed until next week. There was widespread surprise when the Prime Minister agreed to it in the first place, for he has not in the past been favourably disposed to debates......

A Few Back-benchers, Greatly Daring, Ventured To Take...

the discussion on Tuesday. Mr. Gallacher, oblivious of the record of the Soviet Government, dilated on the general futility of war. Mr. Maxton pointed out that it was the......

There Seems To Be No Special Disposition To Criticise The

Ministry in general or the Admiralty in particular. It is generally felt that, in conditions of low visibility, it was practically impossible to prevent a few individual German......

Decency On The Stage

The conference next week between representatives of the Lord Chamberlain and the London County Council on the subject of decency—or more properly indecency—on the stage can only......

The Unemployment Fund Surplus

It was expected that the Labour Party would raise objec- tions to the recommendations made by the Unemployment Insurance Committee as to the disposal of the Fund's accu- mulated......

The Human Machine In War-time

There will be no excuse for a repetition of many of the mistakes which were made in the employment of labour during the last war. "Emergency Report No. t," just pub- lished by......

The Week In Parliament

Our Parliamentary correspondent writes : It is not easy to describe Tuesday's proceedings in the House of Commons. Members listened grimly to the Prime Minister's terse and......