22 FEBRUARY 1952, page 2

Subsidies The Key

The myth which has grown up concerning the motive and necessity of food subsidies remains one of the most baffling of the obstacles to financial sanity. Socialists today breathe......

Egyptian Inquest

Although there have been many diplomatic exchanges in London and Cairo in the past two weeks, there has been a dearth even of rumours about what has gone on in them. For the......

The Economic Shadow

The public has managed to forget the deepening crisis since the end of January, when Mr. Butler announced his second, and not unduly painful, set of measures to meet it. But......

Korean Hopes

There is perhaps some comfort in the, fact that the winter in Korea is drawing to a close without the miseries of large- scale fighting having been added to its inevitable......

Cross Purposes In Tehran

In the past year various theoretical schemes have been drawn up which 'would reconcile the nationalisation of Persian oil with its efficient exploitation. All these schemes have......