Friday's papers print accounts of the reply of the National
Insurance Commissioners to the demands of the British Medical Association. That reply is dated June 26th and deals with the demands of the Association in their letter of February 29th. The Council of the British Medical Associa- tion are said to hold the opinion that, taking the document as a whole, no material concession has been made by the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer. The final question whether negotia- tions are to be broken off will, we are told, be presented for the decision of the Divisions of the Association next week and for the final pronouncement of the representative meet- ing in Liverpool on July 19th. We cannot find space to print the recommendations submitted by the Council, but the chances of a settlement are clearly very small.
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