Lord Hewart's Attack In The House Of Lords On The
Supreme Court of Judicature Amendment Bill is generally referred to in the daily papers as an " outburst," and its sustained vehemence justifies the designation. His......
I Am Glad To See That The Suggestion Made By
Mr. Alfred Bossom, M.P., in last week's Spectator regarding the film- ing of great national events like the recent royal wedding, or the royal opening of Parliament, is being......
Without Comment " I Do Not Believe This [the Indian
Reform scheme] will go through. I believe India will forbid it. I believe Britain will forbid it. I believe a higher Power will deflect you froth a course which I think will......
I Am Reminded That Lord Rothermere Is Not Alone In
advocating the denial of self-government to India in order to provide employment for British youth: '" Surren- der in India means the closing of avenues of emplOyment for......
A Spectator's Notebook
I T is gratifying that the Nobel Peace Prizes for 1933 and 1934 should have gone to two Englishmen, and no one will be disposed to question the justice of the awards. Mr.......
I Learn With Some Surprise That An Applicant Lately Obtained
from Lloyd's a quotation of 2 per cent. premium for insuranee against the risk of war between France and Germany within a month. The rate seems high, but I suppose a lower......
A Gleam Of Light From A Radio Speech By Senator
Huey Long is brought to me across the Atlantic. The Senator was attacking President Roosevelt's restriction of production policy. " Over-production ? " he said. " Why, if you'd......
I Still Wish The War Office Had Had The Imagination
to send a kilted battalion to the Saar. There is too much deadly earnestness in that agitated territory at the moment, and the kilts would have been a salutary distraction, as......
Socialism Or Efficiency ?
L EADERS of the Labour Party met at the Albert Hall in a self-congratulatory mood last Sunday, to celebrate recent successes in the municipal elections and in Parliamentary......
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