30 OCTOBER 1942, page 2

National Planning

The debate on national planning opened in the House of Lords by Lord Reith last week was very valuable, if only because it showed that informed opinion demands swift action by......

Discipline And Imagination

It is gratifying to find that the Ministry of Labour knows that the problem of absenteeism in industry is not merely a matter of original sin, or one which can always be dealt......

The Future Of Local Government

Lord Kennet's letter to The Times on the need of reform in local government has provoked a correspondence which shows how much dissatisfaction there is with the present state of......

The Church And The Schools

In the inevitable reconsideration of the whole problem of primary education in this country the question of the dual system, whereby non-provided (mainly Church of England) and......

A Fascist Anniversary

Last Wednesday was the twentieth anniversary of the seizure of power by Mussolini and the establishment of the Fascist regime in Italy. He claimed to be the saviour of his......