Could not the Government, which has had such con- siderable
success with its Committees of Inquiry, set up a new one who would regard the problem of London bridges from the point of view of the community as a whole, both as national monuments and as essential arteries of communication, and whose recommendations should immediately be put into effect ? If what we need is a new bridge at Charing Cross or at the east-end of Somerset House and not at St. Paul's, or if, on the other hand, the only solution is the widening of Waterloo Bridge, then it will be a national disaster if local pre- judices or sectional interests override a true decision. But could not, say, a traffic expert, a great architect, a representative of the County Council and a railway expert arrive at an authoritative decision ? The problem is inseparable from the traffic question and is intimately connected with London local Government. Has the new Commission on Fine Arts anything to say?
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