19 DECEMBER 1931, page 7

The Week At Westminster

T HE last week before the recess saw the House of Commons fulfilling its double function as a sounding board for a world-wide audience and as a forum for the discussion of......

Mr. Runeiman Used The Same Debate As A Forum To

restate the Government's attitude towards duties on iron and steel. The occasion was critical, because the extreme protectionist section of the House was annoyed both at the......

The House Of Commons Was Undoubtedly Wise To Adjourn When

it did. Legislation is already voluminous enough to make it certain that Ministers will have enough to do in administration and members in explanation during the recess. Sir......

• * * * The Intervention Of The Prime Minister

in the same debate' was particularly interesting to those who feared that a man upon whom so much depends was losing his grip upon the House. Mr. MacDonald was in much better......

The Official Socialist Attack On The Government, Which...

text of this final debate, only showed how pro- foundly pink Socialism has lost faith in itself. There were only two incidents which aroused any feeling. The first was a......