Gold balances were down again last month, and Britain's trade gap was still widening. The cost of living inched higher, helped by a penny rise in bread prices. The 20,000 reservists called to the colors because of the Suez crisis were restive and kicking up trouble in Cyprus and Malta military camps, and barracks at home. Millions of Englishmen were disgruntled at the course of Suez. Tories themselves were grumbling about their leaders. "We want more Conservatism, more quickly," cried fire-breathing Conservative Peter Emery of Reading, "and more guts in leadership!"
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