2110-6-4-4

St. Stephen's House, London, S.W.1.

8th February, 1933

My own darling

I got your postcard this morning, and was very glad to hear that Alastair is fairly well. I have sent him some picture papers. I rather hope you won't go to South Wales this weekend in this bad weather. It is miserable this morning.

I have not a great deal of news since I wrote so late last night. I talked to Robert Hudson and Harry Betterton about David Raiks's scheme, and am sending them a copy this morning. They were extremely interested. There is a desperate muddle, I am afraid, about the new Unemployment Insurance proposals. Neville seems to have been won over by the Treasury and to carried most of the Cabinet with him, and it seems to me that his scheme is in defiance of English constitutional usage, and will wreck our party at the next election. I am calling a meeting of our Group to discuss it.

I am lunching with the Carnegie people today, and shall be able to give Rait the good news about the Scott letters.

There is a row in the House about the Carlton House Terrace business, and there is going to be a considerable row about the B.B.C., into which I shall probably be drawn.

Be sure and send me any news about Alastair. I do hope you are not feeling lonely.

Much love.

from John