Britain, says the world, can take it. But just exactly how the people of Britain are standing "up to ferocious Nazi air attacks was shown by a recent Gallup Survey taken by the British Institute of Public Opinion. Eighty per, cent. of the people believe it is impossible for Germany to win the war by air attack alone on state) and 60 per cent, of the people approached during the survey had some criticism of the shelter accommodation provided throughout the country. Most of them favoured the building of underground shelters rather than surface ones,, on the other hand, 15 Per cent. were in favour of surface shelters, all of which goes to prove that a Government (even a totalitarian one, although no criticism allowed) cannot please everyone. Forty-six per cent. approved and 46 per cent. disapproved of the R.A.F. adopting Nazi tactics and bombing the civilian population of Germany. Eight per cent. were undecided. Economic and age groups varied little in their opinion but a geographical analysis was revealing. London and the South-East, much bombed, but not greatly in favour of reprisal raids, were not so reserved on the shelter question, Seventy-four per cent. were against surface refuges. South Wales, which has received many heavy Nazi attacks, topped the deep shelter vote with 76 per cent. The South-West endorsed it with 69 per cent., the West Midlands 73 per cent., and East Midlands 57.per cent. In Scotland, strangely enough, 46 per cent. were in favour of reprisal raids and 46 per cent. were against. Six per cent. could not make up their minds. London and the South-East had a 3 per cent. margin in favour of reprisal bombing—nothing there to suggest vindictiveness or a desire for mere revenge. South Wales was more definite. Fifty-five per cent. disapproved and 41 per cent. approved. In the East and West Midlands 42 per cent. disapproved but 54 per cent. of the East Midlanders thought Nazi civilians should be bombed. In the West Midlands 47 per cent.
the same view. A surprising feature of had little discomfort from German attacks, mye the largest vote, 59 per cent, for bomb-
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