26 APRIL 1940, page 3

A Great Deal Of Undeserved Abuse Is Directed Against The

procedure of the House of Commons. On the whole, the Standing Orders are devised for the protection of the private Member, and any sweeping change would probably be for the......

But It Must Not Be Assumed That The Whole House

is confident about the future. There are misgivings in several quarters, especially among the Liberal Opposition and the left wing of the Conservative Party. The critics share......

The Week In Parliament

Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes : At the moment the sun is shining on Sir John Simon. He is on better terms with the House of Commons than at any time since 1931. It is......

The Hard-hit Ratepayer

A grave injustice is being done to dwellers in evacuation areas, particularly London, by the Government's failure to announce measures of relief which ought to be provided to......

Mr. Lloyd George At Carnarvon

Mr. Lloyd George's jubilee, after fifty years' representa- tion of Camarvon Boroughs in Parliament, would not have been complete without the warm tribute that was paid to him......

Order "the Spectator"

Henceforward, in accordance with an arrange- ment concluded by the Press generally in view of the paper shortage, no copies of The Spectator will be supplied to retail......