13 MAY 1938, page 3

Since He Became A Member Of Parliament Five Years Ago

Sir Arnold Wilson has accumulated an immense store of curious but useful knowledge. This week he has introduced a Bill to remove the disabilities of chimney-sweeps. Most of his......

There Is Considerable Uneasiness, Which Is Not Confined...

Labour benches, over the new instruction issued by the Unemployment Assistance Board to its officers. Last autumn the officers were advised to increase the assessments in cases......

The Week In Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent...

the matter of Law Reform the Government has a highly commendable record. In recent years there has been a whole series of enactments designed to remove anomalies and cut away......

Planning Public Works For Years Economists Have Pointed...

necessity, in any attempt to mitigate the effects of cyclical unemploy- ment and economic depression, of planning a programme of public expenditure for a substantial period......

Aeroplane Orders In The House Of Commons Last Week Mr.

Duncan Sandys asked Lord Winterton, Under-Secretary for Air, how it was that, despite the difficulties experienced in fulfilling the air Programme, several firms were short of......

The Value Of Life The Law Is Often, If Not

always, an ass, and nothing could make it look sillier than a series of cases which have been brought before the courts since the Law Reform Act of 1934 provided that causes of......