Tag Archives: Daily Worker

26.1.41

Allocation of space in this week’s New Statesman: Fall of Tobruk (with 20,000 prisoners) – 2 lines. Suppression of the Daily Worker and the Week[1] – 108 lines. . . . . All thinking people uneasy about the lull at … Continue reading

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22.1.41

——- [1] is convinced, perhaps rightly, that the danger of the People’s Convention [2] racket is much underestimated and that one must fight back and not ignore it.  He says that thousands of simple-minded people are taken in by the … Continue reading

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29.5.40

One has to gather any major news nowadays by means of hints and allusions. The chief sensation last night was that the 9 o’c news was preceded by a cheer-up talk (quite good) by Duff-Cooper[1], to sugar the pill, and … Continue reading

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22.7.39.

Foreign & General 1. Rumours of impending Anglo-American deal with Germany, which is said to be connected with Herr Wohltat’s[1] visit but not as yet sponsored by the Cabinet.  Conditions to be loan of £1000 million & access to raw … Continue reading

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