That being so, arguments that could be drawn from the word "emergency" in the early days of the war or in the Crisis of the Spring of 1940 are not arguments which should be used any longer.

The whole Committee will remember how repeated warnings were given before the Crisis of the Spring of 1947, and how they were invariably set aside.

The Spring Crisis has now cost them some £250 on a fat steer just under the 30-months limit.