It looks, on the face of it, as if the unfortunate British public isto be overwhelmed with a variety of Parties in the course of its adventures of the next fortnight. The election will, however, be less prolific in the matter of individual candidates. Only about 1,200 men and women are to be seminated as against some 1,700 in 1929. But the possibility' of confusion between Conservatives, Liberals and Labour with their National [variants and the "fancy" parties such as the New and the Communist Parties is great. So far there has been little to show that the New Party will require more than a two-seater to carry itself to Westminster. Even that may not be necessary. The Communists at the last election
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