All the probabilities are that the Speech from the Throne
at the opening of the new Parliament will be read by the Lord Chancellor. But who will the Lord Chancellor be ? Quite possibly, of course, Lord Jowitt, as at present. But the odds are at least even, perhaps a little better than even, that he will be a member of another party. If so, the natural appointment would be Sir David Maxwell Fyfe. As an ex-Attorney-General be is first in the normal order of succession, and though the loss to the Front Bench in the Commons through his elevation would be considerable, it is hard to suppose that the Woolsack would knot at his disposal if he desired it. Very few men have be declined so distinguished a position. The only reason to think that Sir David might is his deep interest in labour questions. But between the Ministry of Labour and the Lord Chancellorship ) do not really see Him choosing the former. * * * * ,
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