17 JULY 1936, page 3

The Week In Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent...

attitude of the OfEcial Opposition on the Unemployment regula- tions is curiously inconsistent. Having agitated for months against the delays in their production they were then......

The Austro-german Agreement On The Whole Has Been Well...

in the House of Commons. The inter- national situation has been worsening so rapidly in the last few months that there were real fears that we should not get through the long......

Presumably This Sudden Desire By The Labour Party To Speed

up the proceedings is due to the fact that the campaign against them in the country, so far from gathering momentum, is falling remarkably flat. The only point on which they......

The Indiscretions Of Mr. Pirow Mr. Pirow, The South African

Minister of Defence, who has just returned home from a visit to this country, has been in trouble over the question of German colonial claims. Having last year boldly expressed......

Legislation, As Is Inevitable On The Eve Of A Summer

Recess, is being passed at a great pace. A Bill of nearly 300 clauses was carried through its Committee stages and given a third reading in less than ten minutes on Monday......

Defence Preparations Each Week New Evidence Appears Of...

made in our preparations for defence. A fortnight ago Sir Thomas Inskip, the Defence Minister, said that the first .preliminary stages were already past. Last week Supplementary......

Bishops In Judgement The Bishop Of Chichester Has Aroused...

public interest by his action in refusing admission to Holy Communion to Mr. Bunting. Such a punishment is rarely applied. It is capable of inflicting great spiritual pain. If......