The Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke last Saturday at Whitefield's
Tabernacle upon the Insurance Bill. He besan with a complaint that because the Bill was universally accepted in principle it was expected that only its shortcomings should be alluded to and never its benefits. He then proceeded-to a detailed analysis of the latter, laying especial emphasis upon the free choice of a doctor provided by the Bill, upon the con- sumption sanatoria, and upon the fact that the working man is to " get 9d. for 4d." Mr. Lloyd George next referred to the " disgraceful attempt to mislead friendly society members" into thinking that their societies would be injured by the Bill. As a matter of fact their position would be strengthened. With regard to the trade unions, he pointed out that their own actuary had reported that the Bill would distinctly im- prove their financial position. And yet it had taken the representatives of the unions months to discover the fact.
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