Owen Calls Parliament Weak After Elections

"Probably only the Bevanites are happy about the recent British election," said David Owen, professor of History, at the Leverett House forum last night All six of Bevans' followers were elected in doubtful constituencies, while the slim Conservative majority was largely due to the liberal vote. In 1950 the Liberals ran 475 candidates, while this year they ran only 109. Thus many former Liberals had to choose between the other two parties. Apparently a majority of them voted conservative's

Owen considers that the nearly equal division of the country, as shown in the last two elections, may prove dangerous to the Parliamentary system. Without a elear majority, neither party can form a stable government, or follow controversial policies.

He thought that Churchill and Eden would probably do better than the Laborites in foreign affairs.