14 FEBRUARY 1941, page 3

The Important And Emerging Point Is That Hundreds Of...

of citizens must go unrepresented in Parliament. Is this a dangerous condition for democratic Government? Does it imply an unwarrantable increase of power for the Executive? Or,......

In The Interval Between Two Debates On The War Damage

Bill Sir Kingsley Wood asked the House for two items of credit, L60o millions for the current financial year and £1,000 millions for the coming financial year. He said that it......

Many Members Are On Active Service ; To This No

possible exception can be taken, but there is a tendency to appoint more and more Junior Ministers to places of profit under the Crown, with salaries of Major-Generals. The......

Returning To The War Damage Bill, Sir Kingsley Wood Was

faced with heavy opposition on the question of insuring chattels. Mr. Oliver Lyttelton failed to convince the House that a voluntary scheme could succeed. His speeches on the......

There Is Considerable Talk At The Moment About Tte Growing

disfranchisement of many constituencies. There was, perhaps, a case for Sir Stafford Cripps retaining his seat ; there may, perhaps, be a case for Sir Samuel Hoare remaining as......

Town And Country Life The Standard Of Living Of Agricultural

workers, when all allowances have been made for extras, is still considerably below that of industrial workers. That fact is clearly shown by the report of the cost-of-living......

Parliamentary Notes

Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes: The superb and sober review of five months' war-time administration broadcast by the Prime Minister stands out as the event of the week.......

Propaganda By Radio

This was the first radio war, said Mr. F. W. Ogilvie. Director-General of the B.B.C., addressing the Manchester Luncheon Club last week ; and he went on to describe bow this new......

Contracts For War Supplies The Fourth Report Of The Select

Committee on National Expenditure is an important addition to the work which this practical body is doing in eliminating waste in Government war work, and incidentally in......

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