The Heath Government 1970-74

The Heath Government 1970-74
Author: Stuart Ball
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2014-01-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317889940

Only now is it possible to see Edward Heath's controversial administration (1970-1974) in balanced historical perspective - and increasingly it seems a turning-point for postwar Britain. This timely volume explores the agenda of the Heath government in all its aspects (including economy, industrial relations, social policy, immigration, Northern Ireland, British entry into Europe, and foreign relations), assesses how far it achieved its aims, and examines the response to them. The book is based upon much new research, including the archives of the Conservative Party and the TUC, and interviews with many of those involved at the heart of government. The result will be essential reading for anyone interested in modern British history, politics and government. Contributors include PAUL ARTHUR, LEWIS BASTON, VERNON BOGDANOR, ALEC CAIRNCROSS, CHRISTOPHER HILL, DENNIS KAVANAGH, ZIG LAYTON-HENRY, CHRISTOPHER LORD, RODNEY LOWE, JOHN RAMSDEN, ROBERT TAYLOR, KEVIN THEAKSTON, JOHN YOUNG.

Policies and Politics Under Prime Minister Edward Heath

Policies and Politics Under Prime Minister Edward Heath
Author: Andrew S. Roe-Crines
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2020-12-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030536734

This book explores the political and intellectual significance of Edward Heath’s leadership of the Conservative Party. It contains a series of original and distinctive chapters that feature extensive archival materials and original insights from leading political scientists and historians. The volume contributes significantly to our understanding of Conservative Party politics, leadership, and conservatism more broadly.

The Failure of the Heath Government

The Failure of the Heath Government
Author: M. Holmes
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1997-09-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Holmes seeks to refute arguments claiming that the Heath years of 1970-74 were a tragic, yet heroic administration which paved the way for Thatcherism, rather a failed government which taught the Conservatives and the electorate the lessons of failure.

State of Emergency

State of Emergency
Author: Dominic Sandbrook
Publisher:
Total Pages: 800
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN:

In the early 1970s, Britain seemed to be tottering on the brink of the abyss. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. This book recreates the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies: the world of Enoch Powell and Tony Benn, David Bowie and Brian Clough, Germaine Greer and Mary Whitehouse.

Twentieth-Century Britain

Twentieth-Century Britain
Author: William D. Rubinstein
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2017-03-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 023062913X

This comprehensive study describes the major political events of the Twentieth-century in Britain in a cogent, lucid way. William D. Rubinstein presents the history, key personnel, problems and achievements of Britain's administrations, from Lord Salisbury's government in 1900 to Tony Blair's 'Cool Britannia'. Ideal for both students and general readers, Rubinstein's book provides a detailed examination of Britain's political evolution in the Twentieth-century.

Secrecy, Public Relations and the British Nuclear Debate

Secrecy, Public Relations and the British Nuclear Debate
Author: Daniel Salisbury
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2020-02-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000033333

This book constitutes an original archival history of government secrecy, public relations and the debate surrounding nuclear weapons in Britain from 1970 to 1983. The book contrasts the secrecy and near-silence of the Heath, Wilson and Callaghan governments on nuclear issues in the 1970s with the increasingly vocal case made for the possession of nuclear weapons by the first Thatcher government following a shift in approach in 1980. This shift occurred against a background of rising Cold War tensions and a growing public nuclear debate in the UK. The book seeks to contextualise and explain this transformation, considering the role of party politics, structures and personalities inside the government, and external influences: notably the role of investigative journalists and think tanks in cracking open official secrecy and demanding justification for Britain’s possession of nuclear weapons, and the peace movement in driving increasingly assertive public relations from 1980. The book draws on material from archives and interviews with key figures involved to provide an original and engaging account. It argues that this process of opening up saw significant disclosure of nuclear policy for the first time, and the most extensive public justification of the British nuclear capability to date, which has shaped public understanding of British nuclear weapons into the twenty-first century. This book will be of much interest to students of British politics, Cold War studies, nuclear politics and security studies.

Leadership and Uncertainty Management in Politics

Leadership and Uncertainty Management in Politics
Author: François Vergniolle De Chantal
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2015-08-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137439246

Through a range of international case studies from the USA, UK, France, Germany and Italy, this text assesses the conditions necessary for effective leadership and emphasizes the part played by uncertainty and division amongst followers.

White Heat

White Heat
Author: Dominic Sandbrook
Publisher: Abacus
Total Pages: 741
Release: 2015-02-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0349141282

'An active pleasure to read' Mail on Sunday Harold Wilson's famous reference to 'white heat' captured the optimistic spirit of a society in the midst of breathtaking change. From the gaudy pleasures of Swinging London to the tragic bloodshed in Northern Ireland, from the intrigues of Westminster to the drama of the World Cup, British life seemed to have taken on a dramatic new momentum. The memories, images and colourful personalities of those heady times still resonate today: mop-tops and mini-skirts, strikes and demonstrations, Carnaby Street and Kings Road, Harold Wilson and Edward Heath, Mary Quant and Jean Shrimpton, Enoch Powell and Mary Whitehouse, Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger. In this wonderfully rich and readable historical narrative, Dominic Sandbrook looks behind the myths of the Swinging Sixties to unearth the contradictions of a society caught between optimism and decline.