18 NOVEMBER 1938, Page 3

The most important Parliamentary event of recent weeks has been

the re-emergence of Mr. Eden. None of the other ex-Ministers on the Government side commands anything like the same volume of public support. His constant refusal to indulge in recriminations is in itself a source of strength. He expresses no hostility towards his former colleagues, but the very fact that his speeches have to be delivered from a back bench is damaging. For the personnel of the administration does not inspire the same confidence as it did. Far too many eminent Conservatives are now sitting below the gangway. It is a state of affairs that does not make for stability.

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