Word: callaghans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that report, of course, saying only that it is concerned with "trying to create a framework for wider global accommodation." This, along with European defense concerns, will presumably be one of the main topics when Carter meets late this week with his chief European allies-British Prime Minister James Callaghan, French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt-on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe...
SAINT FRANCOIS, Guadeloupe--The crisis in Iran was the main topic of discussion as President Carter, British Prime Minister James Callaghan, French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing and German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt gathered yesterday on the Caribbean island for a two-day summit conference...
...confidence vote came after Callaghan had lost two other votes in a debate on his anti-inflation policy?which galls the unions because it contains a lid on wages but not prices, and pains businessmen because it puts the burden on companies to enforce the wage standards. The first vote was on the issue of sanctions against companies that violate the 5% pay hike ceiling. Five left-wing Laborites deserted the government. As a result, Labor went down to a 285-279 defeat. That led to a vote on the government's entire pay policy, which Callaghan also lost...
...Callaghan was expected to win the confidence vote; had he lost, there would have had to be an immediate election. But just to make victory certain, Callaghan reminded Scottish and Welsh nationalists of the referendum promised for March on a proposal for increased local rule for Scotland and Wales. Similarly, the Ulster-men were reminded that the Prime Minister has pledged an increase in seats for them, from 12 to 17. That did the trick. Enough nationalists voted with Labor, enough unionists abstained, and Callaghan survived...
Inevitably, however, came the question of how effective he can continue to be. Editorialized London's pro-Labor Daily Mirror on Page One: "Let the people vote. Mr. Callaghan has been left with out a weapon in his hand to fight the most important battle of our time, the battle against inflation." The Mirror demanded a general election before winter is out, but a more likely time for a vote is early spring, when the weather will be better. Said one of Callaghan's Cabinet colleagues last week: "I have circled April 5 on my calendar and I suspect that...