The Custom Of Dividing The House On The Outstanding Supply
votes was originated by the Conservative Opposition before the War. For several years now Opposition parties have refrained from demanding a division on every single vote and......
Only One Slip Did Mr. Chamberlain Make. In His Penultimate
sentence he remarked that " throughout the Continent there is a relaxation of that sense of tension which six months ago was present." Had he entirely forgotten the speech......
On This Occasion It Was The Liberal Opposition Who Had
called for the Foreign Office vote. They felt that most of the debates on foreign affairs during the session had been confined to single issues and that a general review of......
The Plight Of Agriculture Much Nonsense Has Been Talked...
the Prime Minister's _ speech at Kettering, when he pointed out—what is obviously true—that it is out of the question for this country to attain self-sufficiency in food......
Safety In Mines The Appalling Waste Of Life On The
roads of this country has rightly been impressed on the public conscience with some insistence ; but far less has been heard of the annual toll. of life taken by the coal mines,......
Patent Medicines ' Lord Horder Is To Be Congratulated On
raising the question of patent medicines in the House of Lords this week. Legis- lation on this subject has long been called for, but the Government seems to adopt the curious......
The Week In Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent...
Tuesday the following paragraph appeared in a London evening newspaper : " At least five important measures dealing with agriculture, electricity supply and prison reform await......
Export Coal On The Face Of It There Is Much
to be said for the proposal put before the Government by mine-owners and mine-workers to impose a compulsory levy on all coal marketed, from the proceeds of which coal exports......
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