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228: 1850:"Thirteen Wasted Years!" was a popular slogan attacking the Conservative record 1951–1964. Criticism came primarily from Labour. In addition there were attacks by the right wing of the Conservative Party itself for its tolerance of socialist policies. The critics contend that Britain was overtaken by its economic competitors, and was unable to prevent a troublesome wage-price upward spiral. Historian Graham Goodlad calls for taking a longer perspective. He argues that there were significant advances in transport, healthcare, and higher education. It is unrealistic to expect that Britain could have continued as a world power after the huge expense of the Second World War, and the independence of India and other colonies. Goodlad says the Conservative foreign-policy leadership properly adjusted Britain's world role by building an independent nuclear capacity and maintaining a leading role in world affairs, and anyway successive governments seldom did a better job. 61: 1401:, who was elected Prime Minister the following April by a large majority of the parliament. The International Court of Justice was called in to settle the dispute, but a 50/50 profit-sharing arrangement, with recognition of nationalisation, was rejected by Mossadegh. Direct negotiations between the British and the Iranian government ceased, and over the course of 1951, the British ratcheted up the pressure on the Iranian government and explored the possibility of a coup against it. U.S. President Truman was reluctant to agree, placing a much higher priority on the Korean War. Churchill's return to power and 1910:, the Minister for the Arts; she had Wilson's full support. He saw the Open University as a major marker of the Labour Party's commitment to modernisation. He emphasised that it would strengthen a more competitive economy while also fostering greater equality of opportunity and social mobility. He especially favoured heavy use of technology, such as television and radio broadcast of its courses. There were strong doubters and opponents in the government and in commercial broadcasting; Wilson outmaneuvered them to get the budget approved, even though its sums proved far too small. 1769: 1314: 1473: 382: 1324: 1672: 1865: 1454:. Once again, Churchill's government inherited a crisis, and once again Churchill chose to use direct military action against those in rebellion while attempting to build an alliance with those who were not. He stepped up the implementation of a "hearts and minds" campaign and approved the creation of fortified villages, a tactic that would become a recurring part of Western military strategy in South-East Asia, especially in the American role in the 1103: 2143: 1564: 193: 180: 1969: 1166:
but as a successful completion of a process long underway, and strongly supported by Labour and indeed most of the conservative party as well. A major reason that Churchill was in the wilderness during the 1930s was his refusal to support the Conservative position in favor of independence for India. Independence strengthened the
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independent dominion like Canada or Australia. Many of the Congress leaders in India had studied in England, and were highly regarded as fellow idealistic socialists by Labour leaders. Attlee was the Labour expert on India and took special charge of decolonization. Attlee found that Churchill's viceroy, Field Marshal
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narrowly won the general election with a majority of five. This was not sufficient to last for a full term and, after a short period of competent government, in March 1966, he won re-election with a landslide majority of 99. As Prime Minister, his opponents accused him of deviousness, especially over
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had been slow to realise the need for change in Britain's world role. After Suez they started to heed Treasury warnings about the effect of high defence expenditure on the economy, and the slow growth of the British population compared with the United States and the Soviet Union. Historians often use
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and did not have to be repaid, however they carried the proviso that Britain modernise the management of its major corporations. The aid permitted Britain to provide consumption at tolerable levels despite the austerity. About 40 per cent of the dollars went for food, drink and tobacco from the U.S.
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provinces were split. Historian Yasmin Khan estimates that between a half-million and a million men, women and children were killed. Gandhi himself was assassinated by a Hindu activist in January 1948. Popular and elite opinion in Britain at the time did not view Indian independence as a humiliation
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warned he needed a further seven army divisions to prevent communal violence if independence negotiations failed. None were available, so political restructuring was accelerated. The Labour government gave independence to India and Pakistan in an unexpectedly quick move in 1947. One recent historian
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in 1947 sharply cut expenses. Marshall Plan money began flowing in 1948, and by the time it ended in 1951 the financial crisis was over. The new Labour government knew the expenses of British involvement across the globe were financially crippling. The post-war military cost £200 million a year, to
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which started operations in 1947. It entitled all citizens to healthcare, which, funded by taxation, was free at the point of delivery. The opposition from physicians was bought off by allowing them to keep lucrative private practices on the side. All hospitals were nationalised and brought into the
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If Wilson's record as prime minister was soon felt to have been one of failure, that sense of failure was powerfully reinforced by Callaghan's term as premier. Labour, it seemed, was incapable of positive achievements. It was unable to control inflation, unable to control the unions, unable to solve
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However, by the autumn of 1978 the economy was showing signs of recovery – although unemployment now stood at 1,500,000, economic growth was strong and inflation had fallen below 10%. Most opinion polls were showing Labour ahead and he was expected to call an election before the end of the year. He
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says the independence of India was a "national humiliation" but it was necessitated by urgent financial, administrative, strategic and political needs. Whereas Churchill in 1940–45 had tightened the hold on India and imprisoned the Congress leadership, Labour had looked forward to making it a fully
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Callaghan's way of dealing with the long-term economic difficulties involved pay restraint which had been operating for four years with reasonable success. He gambled that a fifth year would further improve the economy and allow him to be re-elected in 1979, and so attempted to hold pay rises to 5%
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urgently needed a symbolic British military presence. "Lyndon Johnson is begging me even to send a bagpipe band to Vietnam," Wilson told his Cabinet in December 1964. Labour decided not to antagonise its strong antiwar element and refused Johnson's pleas. However, Wilson provided the Americans with
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had warned Eden not to do it, saying the American people would never approve of a military solution to the crisis. He threatened to use financial pressure unless the British withdrew from Egypt. Eden had ignored Britain's financial dependence on the US in the wake of World War II, and was forced to
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free rein to handle financial affairs. Home's few domestic policies were not well received, but he did abolish retail price maintenance, which allowed consumers to find more bargains on sale. He enjoyed dealing with foreign policy, but there were no major crises or issues to resolve. His Foreign
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company, in violation of the international agreement he had signed with the UK in 1954. It had been owned and controlled by Britain since 1875 and was seen as essential to national defence and access to the Far East. Eden drawing on his experience in the 1930s, saw Nasser as another
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was held on 5 June 1975. A majority were in favour of retaining the Common Market. But Wilson was not able to end the economic crisis. Unemployment remained well in excess of 1,000,000, inflation peaked at 24% in 1975, and the national debt was increasing. The rise of
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was never a major election issue; Labour was not officially in favour of decolonisation when it was elected in 1945. With violence escalating in India after the war, but with British financial power at a low ebb, large-scale military involvement was impossible. The
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ended gradually from 1957; in November 1960 the last men entered service. With British youth no longer subject to military service and with post-war rationing and reconstruction ended, the stage was set for the social uprisings of the 1960s to commence.
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adds that Bevan had to persuade "the most conservative and respected profession in the country to accept and operate the Labour government's most intrinsically socialist proposition." In the end historians give Bevan the major credit for the success.
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demanding greater representation and land reform. When these demands were rejected, more radical elements came forward, launching the Mau Mau rebellion in 1952. On 17 August 1952, a state of emergency was declared, and British troops were flown to
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returned to power in 1951, accepting most of Labour's post-war reforms but introducing prescription charges to the NHS in 1952 and denationalising steel in 1953. They presided over 13 years of economic recovery and stability. However, the
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succeeded him as Prime Minister on 10 January. He brought the economic concerns of the exchequer into the premiership, but his approach to the economy was to seek high employment; whereas his treasury ministers argued that to support the
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put 1.3 million men (and a few thousand women) in uniform, keep operational combat fleets stationed in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean as well as Hong Kong, fund bases across the globe, as well as 120 full
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In addition to the damage done to its reputation by devaluation, Wilson's Government suffered from the perception that its response to industrial relations problems was inadequate. A six-week strike of members of the
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with the Common Market, unable even to maintain itself in power until it could go to the country and the date of its own choosing. It was little wonder, therefore, that Mrs. Thatcher resoundingly defeated it in
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and supporting anti-communist governments in Greece and elsewhere. Bevin had the firm support of his party, especially Prime Minister Attlee, despite a left-wing opposition. Top American diplomats such as
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squadrons. Britain now shed traditional overseas military roles as fast as possible. American financial aid was available on Washington's terms, as seen in the 1945 loan, the convertibility of
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succeeded him as Prime Minister. Eden was a very popular figure, as a result of his long wartime service and also his famous good looks and charm. On taking office he immediately called a
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in 1964 and oversaw a series of social reforms including the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality and abortion, the relaxing of divorce laws, and the end of capital punishment.
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Callaghan's support for and from the union movement should not be mistaken for a left wing position. Callaghan continued Wilson's policy of a balanced Cabinet and relied heavily on
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to succeed him as Conservative Party leader. Enoch Powell was given the post of Shadow Defence Secretary and became a figure of national prominence when he made the controversial
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with minor adjustments. However foreign policy crises took centre stage. They were partly the result of the continued decline of British military and imperial prestige and power.
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who had to be stopped. In November 1956, after months of negotiation and attempts at mediation had failed to dissuade Nasser, Britain and France, in conjunction with Israel,
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Martin H. Folly, "‘The impression is growing...that the United States is hard when dealing with us’: Ernest Bevin and Anglo-American relations at the dawn of the Cold War."
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caused a new heavy drain on the Treasury for military expenses. This caused the bitter split inside the Labour party. The Conservatives made austerity a major issue in the
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had been resolved, and Berlin was again on the back burner. Decolonisation issues were largely routine, and the Rhodesia and South African crises lay in the future.
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Irial Glynn, "‘An Untouchable in the Presence of Brahmins’ Lord Wavell's Disastrous Relationship with Whitehall During His Time as Viceroy to India, 1943–7."
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was resolving "The potential conflict between the aim of providing a universalist, comprehensive health service of a good standard and that of containing
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International finance was a troublesome issue, as Britain had used up all its reserves and had to borrow large sums from the United States and from the
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Roy Pierce, Henry Valen, and Ola Listhaug. "Referendum voting behaviour: The Norwegian and British referenda on membership in the European Community."
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the Irish problem, unable to solve the Rhodesian question, unable to secure its proposals for Welsh and Scottish devolution, unable to reach a popular
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the crisis to mark the end of Britain's status as a superpower, being able to act and control international affairs without assistance or coalition.
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For decades the Conservatives were split on India between die-hard imperialists (led by Churchill) and moderate elements who tried to provide
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In the estimation of historians, and later politicians of the major parties, the most successful and permanent program was the creation of a
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returned the Conservatives to power from 1970 to 1974 and oversaw the decimalisation of British currency, the accession of Britain to the
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Steve Marsh, "Continuity and Change Reinterpreting the Policies of the Truman and Eisenhower Administrations toward Iran, 1950–1954."
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Macmillan took close control of foreign policy. He worked to narrow the post-Suez rift with the US, where his wartime friendship with
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The fall of James Callaghan in the summer of 1979 meant, according to most commentators across the political spectrum, the end of an
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to power, effectively ending the postwar state interventionist consensus of prior decades despite initial intense Labour opposition.
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Labour made a return to power in 1974, but a series of strikes carried out by trade unions over the winter of 1978/79 (known as the
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or less. The Trade Unions rejected continued pay restraint and in a succession of strikes over the winter of 1978/79 (known as the
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intelligence, military weapons, and jungle training, and allowed some 2000 British soldiers to volunteer for service in Vietnam.
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continued, as despite the end of World War II, Britain continued to wage numerous small colonial conflicts around the globe: the
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to a reasonable level, and how to finance the system in such a way that certainty and sufficiency of funds could be guaranteed."
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Sylvia A. Ellis, "Promoting solidarity at home and abroad: the goals and tactics of the anti-Vietnam War movement in Britain."
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Robert Crowcroft and Kevin Theakston. "The Fall of the Attlee Government, 1951." in Timothy Heppell and Kevin Theakston, eds.,
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to deal with the rebellion. As both sides increased the ferocity of their attacks, the country moved to full-scale civil war.
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on 2 June 1953 gave the British people a renewed sense of national pride and enthusiasm which had been lowered by the war.
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Peter Dorey, " 'Should I stay or should I go?': James Callaghan's decision not to call an autumn 1978 general election."
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Pete Dorey, "‘Well, Harold Insists on Having It!’—The Political Struggle to Establish The Open University, 1965–67."
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had been eased to allow Britain more access to nuclear technology. Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union signed the
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Callaghan's time as Prime Minister was dominated by the troubles in running a Government with a minority in the
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in 1902, Home chose to become a member of parliament so he could enter the House of Commons. He disclaimed his
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was not especially energetic. Britain's application to join Europe had already been vetoed by de Gaulle, the
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and Chris Cook have summarised the general consensus of historians regarding Labour in power in the 1970s:
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Wilson announced his surprise resignation on 16 March 1976 and unofficially endorsed his Foreign Secretary
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Graham Goodlad, "Thirteen Wasted Years: Do the Conservative governments of 1951–64 deserve this label"
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despite polling more votes than in the 1945 election, and indeed more votes than the Conservative Party.
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History, historians, and conservatism in Britain and America: from the Great War to Thatcher and Reagan
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Nicholas Bullock, "Plans for post‐war housing in the UK: The case for mixed development and the flat."
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of 1947, the devaluation of sterling in 1949, and the rearmament program in support of the U.S. in the
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were a reflection of the discontent felt by British youth during the difficulties of the late 1970s.
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in 1963. However, in the Middle East Macmillan ensured Britain remained a force — intervening over
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The Foreign Policy of the Douglas-Home Government: Britain, the United States and the End of Empire
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Ina Zweiniger-Barcielowska, "Rationing, austerity and the Conservative Party recovery after 1945."
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a system of corporatism, Keynesian spending programmes, subsidized welfare, and trade union power.
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proved to be more of a problem. One area where the government was not quite as successful was in
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This article is about British political history from 1945 to 1979. For a societal overview, see
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Non-Appearance Before the International Court of Justice: Functional and Comparative Analysis
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as his successor. His broad popularity in many parts of the Labour movement saw him through
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Crisis? What Crisis?: The Callaghan Government and the British 'winter of Discontent'.
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In 1951, grievances against the colonial distribution of land came to a head with the
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system. John Carrier and Ian Kendall find that the mission of the Minister of Health
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The Labour Party introduced charges for NHS dental services and glasses in 1951. The
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The Tory World: Deep History and the Tory Theme in British Foreign Policy, 1679–2014
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Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age
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and claimed that he never promoted or agreed to the use of unlawful lethal force in
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Jim Tomlinson, "Marshall Aid and the ‘Shortage Economy’ in Britain in the 1940s."
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Philip A. Grant Jr., "President Harry S. Truman and the British Loan Act of 1946,"
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Eden resigned in the wake of the Suez Crisis, and his Chancellor of the Exchequer,
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and 40 per cent on raw materials. The remainder went mostly for machinery and oil.
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giving free healthcare to all British citizens, and other reforms to benefits. The
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My Revision Notes: AQA AS/A-level History: The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
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In sharp contrast, the British people were disappointed with their humiliation in
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in 1961. This caused the government to lose popularity and led to a series of
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One of the main achievements of Attlee's government was the maintenance of near
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and given the task of steering through the government's legislative programme.
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In February 1952, King George VI died and was succeeded by his eldest daughter
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by one vote on 28 March 1979. The Conservatives, with advertising consultants
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dependent on America', and personal anger at the Anglo-American nuclear deal.
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bow to American pressure to withdraw. Eden had poor staff support because the
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MPs refusing to support the Conservatives. Heath began negotiations with the
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to conserve power. In an attempt to bolster his government, Heath called an
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as early as March 1957. The amiable relationship continued with President
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a loan of $ 3.75 billion (US$ 57 billion in 2017) at a low 2% interest rate
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on 29 January 1963, in due to his fear that 'the end would be a colossal
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argued the only solution was to drastically cut back the spending on the
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gained independence. Britain was a strong anti-Soviet factor in the
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as part of his growth without inflation policy; it failed when the
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in Britain under joint control, and since late 1957 the American
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in December 1962. Previously he had agreed to base sixty
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and support for people with no other source of income.
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History of the United Kingdom (1945–present)
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