26 APRIL 1935, page 3

But The Cabinet Are Not Taking Any Chances. They Realize

how quickly the fortunes of Governments change, and they fully appreciate the nuisance value of Mr. Lloyd George if he is ranged against them. His recent speech at the Scottish......

For The Time Being There Is Every Likelihood Of The

Government being given a new lease of power after the election. The Perth by-election further confirmed the belief that Labour is not substantially improving its position on its......

The Week In Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent...

Lloyd George's conversations with the Cabinet Committee on his New Deal proposals, which began last week, appear to have been most cordial. I understand that he was agreeably......

The Adjournment Debate Recovered Its Old Character Of...

opportunity for private members to raise the individual grievances of their constituents. In this Parliament it has been too often used to stage a full-dress debate on some......

Hospitals And Milk The Statement By The Central Bureau Of

Hospital Information that the voluntary hospitals last year had to spend £43,000 more on milk owing to the new control scheme, is a serious fact, to which Sir Hilton Young might......

The Next Two Issues Of The Spectator Will Be Concerned

largely with the Silver Jubilee. Next week we shall publish an article by General Smuts on " Three Kings," and character studies of King George and Queen Mary, while Mr. E. F.......

Sweated Shop Assistants Mr. C. Leachman Pleaded For The...

up of Trade Boards to fix minimum wages for shop assistants, in his presidential address to the National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants last Sunday. The speaker was well......

* * * * Water Supplies Mr. Shakespeare, The Parliamentary

Secretary to the Ministry of Health, would have inspired more confidence about the prospects of the water supplies this year if he had been less satisfied about the condi- tions......