Stonchouse is still in Australia.
Meanwhile, the re-appearance of Labour's ageing whizz-kid has caused consternation in both the House of Commons and the liberal". press. After Poulson, Stonchouse is the last thing the Labour Government needs.
When Joan Lestor, a Junior Minister at the Forcien Office, asked Harold Wilson if the Gover.ment Omsbudsman could look into reports that E500,000 was missing from the Bangladesh Relief Fund, Harold's reply was a decisive no.
OFF-BEAT Th: Government would like nothing better than Stonebouse's exposure of a Lahour MPs off-beat business activities. Realising that the unpredictable Stonehouse has got his back to the wall they are afraid that he might blow the gaffe on the FROM OUR MAN IN THE OUTBACK other MI's who were involved with hum in his bustness enterotise Edward Short, Leader of the House of Commons and deputy leader of the Labour Party, has been particularly active in trying to have the matter quickly settied without any wide ranging enquiry. After all, it is not so long since his own position was threatened with the revelation that he liad been paid 250 by T. Dan Smith. Who knows what further skeletons may be lurking in Labour's cupboard?
"GUARDIAN'
The Guardion, the custodian of resignation. This would avoid another "liberal" thought, integrity in public life, and all things moral, has also uttered its words of wisdom on the "Stonchouse Affair', Although Mr Stonehouse has arranged a fake disappearance, fiddled a fake passSHREWSBURY MP has been running the most dubious business enterprises, and resign from the House of Commons, kicked out from his well-paid parliamentary job.
house is answerable to no one in his of Walsall North who elected him." Now just in case the people of Walsall North get some strange ideas in right to decide whether or not the amphibious Mr. Stonehouse ought to keep on representing them, the Guardian got down to putting that arrant nonsense in its proper place.
North have no means of saying could confirm or invalidate their he was saying or how he was voting at a particular time".
WORKERS DEMOCRACY That puts the issues clearly. Capitalist democracy lasts abou seven seconds every live years-just about the time it takes to enter the port-probably with the aid of another refuses to leave Australia but will not the Guardian is not keen on him being The Guardian explains: Mr Stone conduct as an MP except the peopic their heads that they might have some The editorial writer says: "Between clections they the people of Walsall whether they like his conduct or not. Nor should they have. It would not he good for parliament if constituents member's clection according to what _J. STONEHOUSE WHAT I GoT Rom CMANNEL ISLES :
Recessions can take place, the living standards of the working class can be attacked, measures like the Prevention of Terrorism Act can be introduced, and your MP can vote on E. SHORT TIlr K defence of this charlatan.
Workers democracy, wluch means all representatives being subject to re call by mass meetings of workers, would of course sound the death knel
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