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...happy to learn your opinion (if I understood it rightly) according to which conversion rarely occurs instantaneously, but that pain and suffering are on its path. I was happy, because I myself have gone through a long and painful inner labour. I know that these pains and sufferings are the best I have experienced so far in my life and that they must have their reward, if not in the soothing quiet of faith, then at least in the awareness of the price I paid for them. The theory that God's Grace descends upon one, in the English clubs...
Faced with these alternatives, the British first reconsidered their policy and then put off executing it, as Prime Minister Wilson parried criticism from all sides. He even altered the Labour Government's policy dramatically, in hopes of bringing about some sort of settlement. Britain now stands by "Six Principles" which assure "unimpeded progress toward majority rule." The principles allow for an interim independent whit government, with strict constitutional guarantees for increased African participation and eventual take-over...
...months preceding the March 1966, election Heath became more effective and the Tories were given a slim chance to topple the Labour government. But the election demonstrated that Heath's leadership was of little help at the polls. The Wilson government was returned with a majority of over 100 members in the House of Commons...
...course there are many qualifications on this forecast. Even if the election were held today, it is by no means clear that the Labour majority would be so great. Labour has led in the national polls throughout its 17 months in office, but in seven of eleven by-elections there has been a net-swing to the Conservatives. Moreover, the average shift in local council by-elections suggest that the Conservatives have kept pace with Labour...
...balance Wilson seems in an excellent position to escape from the restrictions imposed by his present margin in Parliament. While Labour restrains the traditional support of the working class, and of all voters in the 35 to 49 age group, it may be some consolation to Heath that the Conservatives still lead in gaining the allegiance of women...