16 JANUARY 1948, page 2

Second Chamber Problems

Talk about the reform of the House of Lords remains vague and ineffective, but the Parliament Bill now under discussion, cutting down from two years to one year the delaying......

Coal, Steel And Inflation

There is something neat and satisfactory about the idea of the British Government and people deliberately turning their attention from the coal problem, which was taken to be......

The Kashmir Conflict

The fact that the United Nations Security Council has formally taken cognisance of the dispute—which is in fact open war—between India and Pakistan and is about to begin its......

No Pause In Greece

It would be disastrous if the success of the Greek Army in clearing the immediate neighbourhood of Konitza of rebels were to give rise to the impression that the situation is......

The Doctors' Objections

The considered attitude of the medical profession towards accept- ance or rejection of the National Health Service Act conditions will not be known until the result of the......