The Archive · 1940

Sweeping Financial Measures in Britain Foreshadowed for Next Month

Government May Benefit From New Talent Owing — To New Control of Persons and Property

Next week is expected to bring a London, May 31.

significant shake-up in the personnel of of the Government's financial advisers reforms. The compulsory school age will be raised from 15 to 17 years. The maintenance allowance for parents, while the children remain longer at school, will be increased. Technical education will be greatly perty expanded.

"state control begins to be felt, s said here The Government furíher proposes to create an official recommending committee, possibly under the chairmanship of a well known. socialist educator.

New public works projects, ranging from road building and housing to drainage, is expected rapidly to absorb the remaining 680,000 unemployed in Labour leaders told the United Press that British workers are

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