Letter from London

The “Ethics” of Illegitimate Governments

In the sprawling rural constituency of Torrington in Devon the Liberal Party has made its first by-election gain in twenty-nine years. There will now be six Liberal Members of Parliament instead of five. This may not sound exactly like a conquering army, but its significance is considerable. Over 80 per cent of the electorate voted—a substantially higher proportion than at the last General Election. Mr. Mark Bonham Carter, the Liberal, polled 13,408 votes: Mr. Anthony Royle, the Conservative, scored 13,189; and Mr. Leonard Lamb, the Socialist, came last with 8,697. A near thing, you see; so near there had tobeare-count.

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The “Ethics” of Illegitimate Governments

In the sprawling rural constituency of Torrington in Devon the Liberal Party has made its first by-election gain in twenty-nine years. There will now be six Liberal Members of Parliament instead of five. This may not sound exactly like a conquering army, but its significance is considerable. Over 80 per cent of the electorate voted—a substantially higher proportion than at the last General Election. Mr. Mark Bonham Carter, the Liberal, polled 13,408 votes: Mr. Anthony Royle, the Conservative, scored 13,189; and Mr. Leonard Lamb, the Socialist, came last with 8,697. A near thing, you see; so near there had tobeare-count.