24 MAY 1940, page 3

The Week In Parliament

Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes : The scene when the House of Commons reassembled on Tuesday would have been, at any normal time, of absorbing interest. There. sitting......

On Tuesday The House Was Undoubtedly Somewhat Shaken By The

news from France, and there was not a very good attendance for Mr. Malcolm MacDonald upon the introduction of the Colonial Development and Welfare Bill. On Wednesday, calmnesss......

It Has Been A Week Of Tremendous Shock And Strain

for us as for the whole nation. But we are finding our level again and shall not be easily thrown off our balance. And it has been pleasant to recognise in Mr. Duff Cooper, as......

Oddly Enough On This Occasion It Appeared To Sir Herbert

Williams a matter of supreme importance not to allow to Mr. Lees Smith unchallenged the right to put questions to the Prime Minister relating to the business of the House.......

Such An Opposition, If It Appears, Might Well Collect Itself

from the more intractable supporters of the old administration. Some of them are showing signs of restiveness already. They cheer Mr. Chamberlain pointedly on all occasions ;......

Mr. Harold Nicolson

It is necessary at this time to take the broadest views, and on that basis to say of Mr. Harold Nicolson's appointment as Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Information......

The Export Of British Books

In the drive for the extension of British exports it has not been overlooked that books hold an important place among exports, though many potential markets have been neglected.......

Arms And Equipment

For the moment all eyes are concentrated on the gigantic struggle of the armed forces to stem the tide of invasion by an enemy who in arms and equipment is far superior to the......

Readers Are Again Reminded Of The Necessity Of Ordering ,‘

The Spectator " regularly, since newsagents can no longer be supplied on sale-or-return terms.......