5 APRIL 1940, page 3

The Details Of The Re-shuffle Became Known At Westminster...

on Wednesday night. There was little surprise, for the impression had already become general that no broadening of the basis of the Ministry was intended. Apart from the......

Able That The Executive Committee Of The National Union Of

Conservative Associations should be submitting a resolution to their forthcoming party conference deprecating criticism " designed to undermine the authority of the Government."......

The Week In Parliament .

Our Parliamentary correspondent writes: Mr. Chamber- lain's statement on the progress of the war contained no surprises. It was merely the official announcement of decisions,......

The Refugee Committees

The Home Secretary has now completed the appointment of chairmen of the advisory committees which are to recon- sider some of the cases of aliens who have been exempted......

Food And The Ploughing-up Policy

On the Minister of Agriculture's statement that there were 53,000 tractors in the United Kingdom at the outbreak of war and that 17,000 more will have come into use by the......

The Price Of Food

The Labour Party was undoubtedly expressing a general grievance when it complained of the high prices of food in the House of Commons last Tuesday ; and it was no doubt right......