The House Was Surprised On Wednesday When Mr. Kennedy, A
Labour Whip, rose to draw attention to the number of questions on the paper each day which were not reached by 3.45, and to ask Mr. Speaker whether arrange- ments could not be......
Tuesday Will Long Be Remembered As The Day On Which
the Chancellor of the Exchequer stood firm. He found an unexpected ally in Mr. Harold Macmillan, and he himself vigorously defended his proposals for new motor taxation on......
Right Training In The Militia Notices Have Now Been Served
on 35,000 men calling them up to report for service in the Militia on July i5th. The authorities appear to be alive to the fact that it will never do to apply the old-fashioned......
" Pressure " On The Chancellor The Chancellor Has Turned
a deaf ear to the pleas of the motor trade, and the horse-power tax is to remain at the horrific level of 25s. It seems a pity, in view of the recog- nised handicap imposed by......
The Week In Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent...
frosty reception was accorded to the new Armaments Profits Duty. Mr. Pethick Lawrence commanded widespread assent when he said that this was a political and not a revenue tax.......
Compensation For War Damage The Motion Now On The Order
Paper of the House of Commons, signed by 18o Government supporters and call- ing for the setting up of a joint committee of both Houses to discuss a scheme of compensation in......
Influenza And The Common Cold Dr. David Thomson, Speaking At
the British Homceo- pathic Congress, said that major influenza epidemics, such as that which caused twenty million deaths in 1918-19, only occur at intervals of about 3o years,......
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