The Government changes announced on Wednesday are calcu- lated to
elicit acquiescence rather than enthusiasm. With all respect to Sir Edward Grigg, who is to replace Lord Moyne in Cairo, and Captain Harold Balfour, who is to replace Lord Swinton in West Africa, neither of them has on paper qualifications comparable to his predecessor's. But they may, of course, in spite of that, justify the Prime Minister's choice. The most interesting appointment is that of Mr. Duncan Sandys to the Ministry of Works in succession to Lord Portal. No two men could be more dissimilar—in age, in experience, in outlook. But Mr. Sandys will have %Feat oppor- tunity if, as would appear, he is to be responsible for getting house- repairs accelerated and temporary houses erected. It will, of course, be an opportunity of failing as well as of succeeding. * * *
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