19 MAY 1950, page 2

Cabinet Rule

In raising the question of balance between Cabinet and Parlia- ment in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Lord Cecil di.: not, as he might have done, give his motion classical......

Price Of An Army

The Russian Government's treatment of the East German Government has become increasingly contemptuous in recent weeks. The Chancellor, Otto Grotewohl, explained last week in......

A New Regime In Turkey

Electoral landslides are among the recognised features of parliamentary government, but it is perhaps unfortunate that one should have resulted from Turkey's first genuinely......

The Child-lovers

It may be remembered that a number of mothers making a great parade of their solicitude for their children were prominent In the Communist May Day disorders in London. A few......

The Benighting Of Czechoslovakia

Though its implications are tragic, the spectacle of Czechoslovakia putting the clock back is not without its ludicrous side. You cannot turn a man into a lunatic by forcing him......