Preparations presumably are under way already for the transfer of extensive technical equipment to a new state centre. The possibility of a German invasion of the British Isles makes this move all the more imperative, as a glance atthe map will show. The very geographical factors that made London a world metropolis will make it an easier mark for invading forces.
The English population themselves are combatants rather than civilian onlookers in this war. Consequently they are likely to appreciate whatever action the Government may take. If the Government moves from London, that metropolis will merely become another large city in the same class as Liverpool and Manchester.
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