Mr. Lloyd George, Who Spoke On Wednesday, Maintained That...
Opposition were entirely to blame for the temporary postponement of the grants-in-aid. They had pressed the Government for years to relieve the sorely burdened local......
It Is Suggested That They Will Further Seek To Regularize
the extraordinary confusion in which the Amending Bill leaves the question of finance, Post Office, and Customs. Here we may remind our readers that this task, though a......
We Cannot Find Space To Summarize Thursday's Debate, But May
note that Mr. Asquith's speech was very adroit and, from his point of view, very sagacious. If he has a talent for letting the ship drift into difficulties, which a little......
Mr. Lloyd George Made A Speech Remarkable Even For Him
at Denmark Hill on Saturday lad. The Chancellor of the Exchequer began by insisting on the need for nerve, courage, and determination in the last stages of their political......
There Was A Lively Debate In The Commons On The
Finance Bill muddle on Tuesday. Mr. Hayes Fisher moved an amendment regretting the delay in granting aid to the local authorities, and condemning the setting up of the new......
What Is Likely To Be The Course Of Events Is
that the Govern- ment will, to begin with, only agree to a portion of the Lords' amendments. Then the Lords, in order to save the face of the Cabinet, will probably accept......
Iii The House Of Lords On Thursday It Was Resolved,
on the motion of Lord St Aldwyn, to appoint a Select Committee to inquire into certain matters connected with the Welsh Church BILL The first question for consideration was......
Dealing With Taxation, The Chancellor Of The Exchequer...
to tax wealth was not to atinek wealth. To levy fair contributions on wealth for the necessities of the State was to strengthen all fair wealth, and the Budgets of 1909 and 1914......
The Budget Debate Was Closed On Thursday By A Division
ominous for the Government in no ordinary degree. Their majority in a full House was only 38—it was supposed that at the worst it would not be below 50-265 voting for the......
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