24 JANUARY 1941, page 3

The Debate On Production And Man-power Fully Justified...

and drew from the Prime Minister a brilliant defence of his new Cabinet organisation. It remains to be seen how the new system works. Mr. Bevin read a long speech, which was......

It Remained For The Prime Minister To Wind Up The

debate in a full House. Once again he created the great occasion, and with flashes of humour and invective he dominated the whole scene. Speaking with the experience of one who......

The Speech Did Not Fully Satisfy The Critics. Lord Winterton

and Mr. Shinwell apparently want a much wider use of com- pulsory powers over persons and property. It was difficult to pin them down to . precise points, and several Labour......

He Went So Far As To Say That A Minister

of Defence who was neither Prime Minister nor in fact Head of the three Service departments would be powerless. So much for Ministers of Co-ordination of Defence. The new......

The Case Of Mr. Boothby

The findings of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the actions of Mr. Robert Boothby, Member of Parliament for East Aberdeenshire and till last Tuesday Parlia-......

Ompulsory Fire-fighting

In making new provisions for fire-fighting the Government ave very wisely taken even wider powers than are needed fcr the immediate purpose, and propose to apply the principle......

There The Matter Rests. Many Questions Remain Unanswered,...

affecting wages and compensation and, ot course. financial policy. The House will judge by results, which is the yardstick preferred by the Government itself.......

The Need Of Ships

It is not more essential for this country to look ahead in the matter of shipping than in the supply of aeroplanes and muni- tions. Indeed, the two go together, for we cannot......

The Marriage Of Town And Country

It would be strange if many of the improvisations to which we have resorted under stress of war did not teach us much that could be of value in peace-time. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald......

Parliamentary Notes

Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes : The House gathered after the recess in a mood of expectancy. Captain Margesson made a successful debut with a long list of ques- tions......

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