from a London correspondent: ' Some four to five hundrod people packed into York Room, Caxton Hall to hear Richard Crossman speak on "Sciontists in “hitehell" at a meeting organ ised by the Fabian Society in their Autumn lecture series, Crossman began by reviewing the old Clause 4 controversy between himself and Anthony Crosland, and emphatically reaffirmed his belief that he had been right on this issue, In © swesping lecture covering the implications of the “second industrial revolution", Crossman argued that the scientific revolution underlined the necessity for socislism and for the extension of public ownerships
Unfortunately, he did not follow through his argument to a logical conclusion by committing himself to further nationalisation, but confined himself? to a criticien of the set-up of tho Ministries at "hitehall which ho said, inhibited the 'linistries from absorbing the latest developments in science snd technology by employingt°: few scientists, The discussion was short, bitty and inconclusive.
Some people furned up to hoar urnest Mandel speak in Nottingham on Friday, November 29th, at 7.30. (earlier in the day some 30 attended a mnoaeting in the University to hear him spesk, despite numerous strokes of bad luck including a car breakdowm ond tha fact that the Mandel meeting clashed with an important studentst union mesting), Speaking on nso-capitalian, Mandel trepod the economic, social and political roots of what is known in britain as welfare state, His talk -provoked a lively rango of questions and points of discussion. The interest was such that eventually the meeting onded because the caretaker of the hall insisted on shutting up. Tho meeting wos notable for the numbor of labour party and trade union aotivista who attonded,
it its Novomber meeting the N.U.C; of tha Labour Party decided to send three of its mombers, Barbara Castle, M.P., Jennie Leo, M.Ps, ond William Rathbone president of the N,U.R., as o deletion to Algoria, Moroceo and Tunisia, The decision was taken arising out of discussion of resolutions submitted by two C,L.P,.s -— Test Lewisham and South Nottingham = to the Annuez). Conference(tt not discussed there because of lack of time.)
Tha decision to send a delegation shows that the leadership of the Labour Party ia not openly hostile to the Algerinn Revolution mmd that prossuro from trade unions and C,L.P.s could do much in the campaign to gat a Labour Government to assist Algeria by trade and oid.
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