27 DECEMBER 1930, page 2

The French Government

The new French Government under M. Steeg had a narrow escape at their first meeting with the Chamber on Thursday, December 18th. They got a majority of only seven on a vote of......

Parliamentary Congestion And The Lords Everyone Deplores...

of work in the House of Commons. It has become the excuse for several " viewy " devices for " speeding up " democracy. We are convinced that the Labour Party is making a wild......

The Chamber Has Already Adjourned For Christmas And It Will

be interesting to see what happens during the recess. There may be some feverish accommodations. M. Steeg will have to decide either to become progressive enough to command the......

Unemployment In The United States

The Washington correspondent of the Times says that unemployment in the United States is " far worse than has ever been responsibly admitted." The Adminis- tration acts. on the......

The Minister, After Consulting The President Of The Board Of

Trade, may lay any scheme before Parliament. If neither House rejects it within a certain period it will come into force. All producers who adhere to a particular scheme must be......

Some People Would Prefer The Second Ballot, In Spite Of

all the trouble and expense, to the Alternative Vote -on the ground that nobody really knows what his second preference ought to be until he has seen the results of the first......

It Might Seem So Far That The Marketing Boards Have

it all their own way—that they will be able to use their monopoly of marketing to the public injury. But here come in the Committee of Consumers and the Com- mittee of......

The Agricultural Marketing Bill The Text Of The...

Marketing Bill was issued on Friday, December 19th. Its purpose is " to enable schemes to be made for regulating the marketing of produce." As had already been stated it is a......