What Conservatives Would Do if Elected to Power in Britain

Grey River Argus, 21 February 1949, Page 5

What Conservatives Would Do if Elected to Power in Britain

Bookmakers Support Them in Bye-election

(Rec 5.30) LONDON, February 19 The Conservatives, if returned to power, would decentralise the control of the national boards for the nationalised industries; would drop the iron and steel nationalisation project and would restore as much of the road transport as possible to a system of private enterprise, giving to every capable worker the opportunity of advance and of a share in the result of his work. said, the Conservative M.P., Mr Butler in a bioad>CThe Conservatives., he said, would not remove any particular thing from the ration until there was enough to go round. They , would see that pensioners and all in need ,or in iLhealth received their benefits. They would fight against Government waste and extravagance, and thev would use savings for taxation rel et. Mr Butler said that the Socialists bad not shown the leadershin necessary in order to mobilise the Empire .: strength and resources. (N.Z.P.A.—■Reuter). LONDON, February 20. Bookmakers have intervened in a British political election campaign for the first time. Thev have taken action in the South Hammersmith (London) bye-election, in which the polling takes place on Thursday. Thev are not only "calling the. odds,, on the result. After a meeting oi the National Bookmakers’ Protection Association, they decided to canvas actively for the Conservative cand'date Mr Anthony Fell, who promises to favour their demand for the repeal of the Government’s recently introduced tax on track bookmakers.