20 SEPTEMBER 1940, page 3

All This And Much More Will Need To Be Done

if the structure of government and social services is to equal the magnificent spirit of the Londoners and the country. A new challenge faces the institutions and social......

It Is, However, No Secret That Some Discussion Took Place

on the condition of London and that the discussion served a most useful purpose in conveying to Ministers helpful and constructive criticism. Total war demands heroic and far-......

The Country And Parliament Are Completely United, But...

these sombre and yet glorious days it is imperative that the Executive be fully informed of the views of Members, so that Members can exercise an informed influence in the con-......

If The People Wish To Be Reassured That Every Kind

of reason- able grievance will be considered, that measures adequate to every new phase of the war will be undertaken, there still remains the High Court of Parliament.......

Passenger-services On The Thames

London's great natural highway, the Thames, so much neglected during the last century as an artery for London passenger traffic, is coming into its own again in these days of......

The Welfare Of The Troops With Autumn Approaching And Winter

not far ahead, and troops on service all over Britain in numbers exceeding any- thing before • known in this country, it is gratifying to hear of measures which are being taken......

Accommodation For The Homeless

The problem of finding sufficient and comfortable enough shelters for the people in bombed areas is not the only problem arising out of the Nazis' indiscriminate attacks upon......

Parliamentary Notes

Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes: It was quite obvious that the House of Commons would not be in a mood to discuss physical training in view of the serious air bombard-......

The Editor Expresses Regret For The Late Arrival Of The

Spectator in many cases last week. The paper appeared Punctually at the usual hour ; over subsequent delays in trans- portation and distribution the publisher has no controL......

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