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...influence. But as Mayhew, pointed out, the new defense program might be too ambitious for Britain to finance. Both the Labour and Conservative Parties are divided by factions favoring total withdrawal, or else a reincarnation of British supremacy--in either case a position independent of America. Leaders Wilson and Heath will find it difficult to reconcile these sentiments and to formulate precise campaign platforms on the defense issue. Obviously the Labour Party hopes that the economic pragmatism of the White Paper policy--possibly too much commitment but hopefully not too little--will appeal to the middle-of-the-road majority...
Something Different. Then came the biggest surprise. Britain, said Callaghan, would switch from the traditional pounds, shillings and pence to decimal currency in 1971. By now the Tories were in full cry. "An uproarious farce," shouted Conservative Leader Ted Heath. "The government is bereft of ideas and fuddy-duddy." Wilson buried his head in mock despair and nearly fell off the bench laughing. Above the roar, Economics Minister George Brown could be heard shouting, "We're on our way, brothers...
...never before, Britons are expected to vote more for the national party leader and less for the local M.P. If they do this, Labor may indeed be a shoo-in. Since last July's bitter fight for leadership, Heath has failed either to unite the Tories or capture the imagination of the British electorate. On some social issues he has moved to the right, not exactly a vote-getting position. Wilson, by contrast, has become the very model of a middle-ground politician-homely accent, rumpled, and witty. Still, he refuses to be overly optimistic about the election...
Wilson promptly seized upon the event to chortle that "the Tory Party is split from top to bottom." Heath took to the telly to explain that "this resignation does not mean that I am against discussion of party policy or criticism, but there is a right and a wrong way of doing things." Few Tories would quarrel with that, but not a few wondered if Heath had "shot the right fox." More than Maude's maunderings, it has been the outspoken speeches of Shadow Defense Minister Enoch Powell opposing the official Tory positions on defense and incomes policy that...
Appropriately, Heath's new show of firmness came as the Gallup poll reported, for the first time since he took over, a slump in Labor's standing, halving the margin of their lead over the Conservatives to 4½%. While Wilson has been preoccupied with foreign affairs, mainly the Rhodesian crisis, the electorate has been increasingly nagged at home: increases in bread prices, wage disputes, inadequate gas supplies during winter cold spells, power failures. This week Parliament reconvenes, and the minor grievances at home will provide the Tories with fresh ammunition. This week, too, voters in Hull...