Report Outline
Current Trends in British Party Politics
Possibility of Holding General Election in 1954
British Foreign Policy and Western Unity
Domestic Economic and Political Issues
Special Focus
Current Trends in British Party Politics
Political affairs in Great Britain are attracting more than ordinary attention in the United States. Uncertainties surrounding the leadership of each of Britain's two major parties have opened up the possibility of changes, sooner or later, which may have far-reaching effects on the political direction of the nation which is this country's closest and strongest ally.
The Conservative Party currently faces the prospect that Prime Minister Churchill at any time may feel obliged, however reluctantly, to step down from office and turn over leadership of the party and the government to Foreign Secretary Eden. The Labor Party is torn by internal conflicts and subject to periodic testings of strength between the moderate leadership of Clement Attlee and the nonconformity of the rebellious Aneurin Bevan and his left-wing followers.
Some political tacticians have pointed to the possibility of an early general election as a follow-up to Churchill's resignation or as a result of the split in Labor's ranks. Should elections be held this year, the judgment on major issues of foreign and domestic policy might be affected in no small measure by relations between Britain and the United States. Events in Asia have put new strains on British-American cooperation in that area, while advent of the hydrogen bomb has raised doubts and fears among the British people that in time may lead to differences with the United States on defense policies and international control measures. |
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Oct. 21, 2022 |
The United Kingdom's Future |
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Nov. 05, 2010 |
U.S.-British Relations |
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Jan. 30, 1998 |
U.S.-British Relations |
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Mar. 08, 1996 |
The British Monarchy |
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Sep. 15, 1995 |
Northern Ireland Cease-Fire |
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Nov. 17, 1978 |
New Prospects for Britain |
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Apr. 08, 1977 |
Britain: Debtor Nation |
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Sep. 26, 1975 |
Britain in Crisis |
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Jun. 10, 1970 |
British Election, 1970 |
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Oct. 30, 1968 |
British Economy Since Devaluation |
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Sep. 27, 1967 |
Britain in the 1960s: Descent from Power |
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Sep. 10, 1964 |
British Election, 1964 |
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Jun. 24, 1964 |
British Commonwealth in the Postwar World |
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Aug. 09, 1961 |
Socialized Medicine in Great Britain |
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Jul. 19, 1961 |
Britain, the United States and the Common Market |
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Sep. 16, 1959 |
British General Election |
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Mar. 13, 1957 |
American-British Relations |
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May 10, 1954 |
Political Trends in Britain |
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Sep. 13, 1951 |
British Social Services |
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May 24, 1950 |
Sterling Balances |
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Feb. 08, 1950 |
British Election, 1950 |
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Jan. 12, 1949 |
British National Health Service |
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Mar. 28, 1946 |
Sterling Area and the British Loan |
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Jul. 14, 1945 |
British Export Trade |
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Jun. 22, 1945 |
British Election |
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Jan. 01, 1943 |
Food Rationing in Great Britain |
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Apr. 19, 1941 |
Convoys for Britain |
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Jan. 02, 1941 |
Financing Britain's War Requirements |
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Aug. 26, 1938 |
Anglo-American Relations |
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Apr. 28, 1938 |
Economic Recovery in Great Britain |
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May 12, 1937 |
Britain's Intra-Imperial Relations |
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Sep. 09, 1931 |
Unemployment Insurance in Great Britain |
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Aug. 09, 1930 |
The Protectionist Movement in Great Britain |
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Sep. 10, 1929 |
The British Task in Palestine |
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May 06, 1929 |
The British General Election of 1929 |
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Jun. 12, 1926 |
The British Trade and Financial Situation |
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May 07, 1926 |
Background of the British Labor Crisis |
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Oct. 17, 1924 |
British Electoral System and Political Issues |
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Feb. 29, 1924 |
British and French Finances |
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Jan. 14, 1924 |
The British Labour Party |
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