ELECTION POSSIBILITIES
SIR,—With much of Mr. A. E. Newbould's letter in your issue of December 3rd I quite agree. As one of the younger prospective candi- dates of the Liberal Party •I feel that a coalition with the Tory Party would be disastrous, not only to the Party but also to the country. Not only has the Labour Party to be considered in relation to such a coalition of the Left as Mr. Newbould suggests, but also the group of independent M.P.s and the Common Wealth Party, which will un- doubtedly make some headway in some constituencies if the leaders of the Labour Party go to the Right and join with the Conservatii'es. Mr. Newbould has overlooked the fact that the Liberal Assembly :this year passed a strong resolution by a large majority stating that ir4 no cir- cumstances would the Party consider a coalition with the Tories.
Upon one matter Mr. Newbould is too gloomy, and that is at to the number of Liberal candidates likely to be in the field at the next Election. Already the number of prospective candidates exceeds the 165 th'it fought in the 1935 General Election, and the number is more likely to be at least 400. This is assuming that the Party does not take the disastrous step of considering a further coalition with the Conservatives and other reactionary elements.—Yours faithfully,
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