5 FEBRUARY 1943, page 2

The Catering Bill

Mr. Bevin's Catering Bill has provoked a good deal of oppositio in the House of Commons, and some zoo members are said to against it. But some better reason must be found for......

Post-war Trade

Sir Kingsley Wood's statement on post-war trade and employment in the House of Commons last Tuesday showed how carefully he has been studying the economic problems, domestic and......

Twenty-five Years Of Women's Suffrage

Twenty-five years ago, on February 6th, 1918, the Royal Assent was given to the first Women's Suffrage Bill. What fifty years of constitutional advocacy, and three or four years......

A National Health Service

A valuable contribution towards solving the problem of the health services is made in a report by the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Its recommendations are entirely in......

Local Government Reform

Many of the major schemes of social reconstruction—concerning, for instance, planning, housing, education, and health—depend in one way or another upon action to be taken by......