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...conclusion of the Labour Government's review of British defense policy, revealed February 22 in a Parliamentary White Paper, now provide Britain with a rationale for future defense decisions--the principle of economic pragmatism. The White Paper demands that Britain's economic health take precedence over extensive defense programs. In effect, the Ministry of Defense will be guided by the Treasury rather than by the Foreign Office. The government must limit its defense appropriations to 2,000 million pounds per year at 1964 prices. Given this limit, Defense Minister Denis Healy arrived at an "in-between" policy which restricts Britain...
When Britain imposed economic sanctions on the rebellious Southern Rhodesian government four months ago, it seemed unrealistic to argue over the terms of any future settlement. The Conservatives supported the Labour Government's economic measures, and national concord was maintained. Now that the sanctions are taking their toll on the Rhodesian economy and a negotiated settlement seems probably, areas of disagreement have opened up between the British political parties. Out of these disputes must come a definite plan of reconciliation for the Rhodesians to consider during the next few months...
...been too burdened by fiscal instability and the Rhodesia crisis, to become involved in the Vietnam war. Prime Minister Wilson tried once to be helpful by sending the Davies mission to Hanoi. But England wants to pull its troops out of Malaysia, and no doubt a good many Labour backbenchers would like to lash out more loudly against the war. But until Britain can become less dependent on U.S. help to steady the pound, their protest will be unheeded...
Economic stagnation has already aggravated the traditional rift between left and right in Labour's ranks. At the Blackpool conference in October, the party's two biggest unions--the Transport and General Workers and the Amalgamated Electrical Workers--threw their one and three quarter million votes against Wilson's wages legislation--the keystone of the government's policy. Rebellious constituency parties contributed another three quarter million--leaving only three and three quarter million of the membership supporting the party's leadership...
...broad shift in expenditure from private consumption to investment will require further sacrifices from the entire country. The standard of living in Britain will fall in comparison to the U.S. and western Europe, and few voters will resist the temptation to blame Labour. Despite Wilsons appeal for "consent and consensus" and his support for housing subsidies and the Ombudsman, his popularity will decline...