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The Ross And Cromarty By-election Has Created Much...

heart among the Government Liberals. They have no hostility towards Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, but they feel that it was very unfair on them that with the small number of seats that......

Gambling And Charity The Action For Damages Brought...

organiser of a gambling party held in aid of charity did no good either to the plaintiff or the organiser or to charity. It is a bad argument for voluntary medical services......

Mr. Lansbury's Motion On World Fears On Wednesday...

the opportunity to Mr. Lloyd George to make his first speech since the election. In manner and form it was one of his best, but as a reasoned argument as to what should be done......

Mr. Rurreiman Did Not Raise The Spirits Of The House

when he rose to move the second reading of the Cotton Spinning Bill. Seldom can a Cabinet in charge of an important measure have been less enthusiastic about its provisions. His......

The Week In Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent...

House of Commons met on Tuesday after the Christmas Recess in an atmosphere of profound gloom. The sad occasion which had called us together a fortnight before was to some......

Pool Betting The Christian Social Council's Deputation...

impressed the dangers of football-pool betting on the Home Secretary had a case which deserves more immediate attention than Sir John Simon seems likely to give it. In 1934 it......

The White Elephant The Beet-sugar Industry, Fostered At...

by the taxpayer, is now, by the Government's Sugar Industry (Reorganisation) Bill, to give birth to a semi-public cor- poration. The Greene Committee indeed recommended the......