3 MAY 1940, page 3

While Waiting For A Political Crisis The House Trudges...

through its legislative programme. On Tuesday the Workmen's Compensation Bill received its second reading. The attend- ance among the Opposition parties was not too good. On the......

Complacency Is A Word That Has Been Considerably Over-....

in Parliament in recent years. It has been in common use this week. The Prime Minister's critics are recalling his unfortunate declaration that Hitler had missed the bus, and......

The Detection Of Waste

The Select Committee on National Expenditure which is steadily pursuing its useful work, is not intended to be an inquisition. Its function is to bring its special experience to......

Sir John Anderson Is Again Conferring With The Spokesmen Of

the various parties on the matter of subversive propaganda. It is a ticklish subject; no two members seem to agree as to where the line should be drawn. All parties are......

The Week In Parliament

Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes : We are nearer a political explosion than at any time since the war began. The House of Commons is thoroughly angry. At the time of......

The Nature Of Economic Warfare

Mr. Ronald Cross made an admirablt statement at an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday about the nature of economic war and the way in which it must inevit- ably......

The Explosion At Clacton

The disaster at Clacton is the first experience on a large scale in this country of the effects of air warfare upon civilians. The provisional list of six dead (including four......

Potential Officers For The Army

Recruitment for the Army by the calling up of successive age groups and the training of young officers by selection from the ranks is proceeding according to plan, but use is......