The Prime Minister, Naturally On The Defensive, Was Less...

to criticism and made a brilliant defence of Medi- terranean strategy. Without describing tactical operations in detail he made clear the many difficulties facing us in trying......

The Debate On Civil Defence Is Still In Progress And

the measure of the difficulties in debating this subject can be gauged from the fact that no fewer than four Ministers are taking part. The Government do not seem yet to......

Clothes Ration Anomalies

Mr. Oliver Lyttelton cannot complain of the way in which Press and public have tried to put the best face on clothes- rationing. But no such scheme—necessarily kept secret and......

Future Of City Churches

The Bishop of London has obviously taken the right course in 'setting up a special commission to consider the future of the London churches. Lord Merriman is to preside ; the......

The Week In Parliament

Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes : —It is generally agreed that a debate on Crete served a useful purpose. Mr. Lees-Smith put the questions which every man in the street......

Unevacuated Children

Attention has been drawn, none too soon, to the very sub- stantial number of city children who remain in the cities, not because their parents refuse to let them go, but because......

The Paper Shortage

A petiod of still more drastic paper-rationing dates from the beginning of this month, the reduction applied generally being to 25 per cent. of the average tonnage consumed......

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