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The article presents news briefs for the week of March 27, 1965. Particular attention is given to the domestic and foreign policies of the U.S. Article topics include the Negro protest movement in the U.S., the social policies of U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson, the political activity of students at the University of California, the congressional elections in Argentina, and the political contributions of David Ormsby Gore, the British ambassador to the U.S.

Presents information on the political scenario prevailing in Great Britain. Information that political conferences tell a lot about the sociology and mores of British parties; Opinion that Labour is a trade union party and its ideology is socialist; View that James Callaghan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, is a center-right political professional who is trying to lead his party into elections by appealing to mainstream popular sentiment in the country; Report that, as Prime Minister, Callaghan has placed first priority on controlling inflation.

Discusses political developments in Great Britain after the visit of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Message of Carter regarding solution to economic problems in Great Britain; Response to his message; Assumption on the election of next Prime Minister in Great Britain; Discussion on newspapers and magazines of Great Britain; Remark of Peter Jay, British ambassador to the U.S., that Great Britain is unable to respond to rising inflation because of its following the operation of free democracy; View that British Prime Minister James Callaghan observed nepotism in appointing Peter Jay as an ambassador.

Discusses disadvantages of a parliamentary government in the U.S. View that Balance of power between the legislative and the executive bodies; Statement that according to the nature of American political tradition, the parliamentary system is an unrealistic alternative; Threat of no-confidence vote in a parliamentary system; Argument that if the President is given the power to dissolve the government, it would lead to the weakening of executive and legislative bodies; Possibility of misuse of the President's executive power by the threat of new elections to keep rebellious legislators in line; Statement that the illusion of the parliamentarists is that Parliament controls the executive; Criticism of each other's political system by the U.S. and Great Britain; View that as Parliament may look better from the United States, so the Congress may look better from England.

Presents an insight into the economic and political condition in Great Britain. Reference to the economic summit conference held in Rambouillet, France; Urge to increase the artificial stimulation of the U.S. economy in order to expand in the British market; Realization by the Britons that the country is headed for ruin; Acceptance of the proposal of income limitation and industrial policy; Comment on the need of profit by the Labor leadership in Great Britain to regain economic health; Optimism towards the government's role in investment and productivity.

Presents an overview of the policy of Ted Heath, Prime Minister of Great Britain to handle developments in Northern Ireland. Salient features of his policy; Reasons for discarding old policy; Reference to the events in Ulster, Northern Ireland and Ireland; Incidents leading to a change of mind of Heath on Northern Ireland; Chances of success of the new policy.

Focuses on the political conditions in Great Britain during the Vietnam war. Preparation of a plan by which particular ministers in any future Northern Ireland government would be directly elected by their own communities; Reference to the news on the war published in various newspapers of Great Britain; Reaction of the people of Northern Ireland on the war.

Focuses on the British politics. Discussion on the anti-European fight and their current political state; Achievement of a majority vote in the British House of Commons by Edward Heath; Possible election for deputy leader of the British Labour Party; Effect of Common Market entry on British politics.

Reports on the political conditions in Great Britain as of July 10, 1971. Statement given by British politician Harold Wilson regarding the entry of Great Britain in European Economic Community; Criticism of the step taken by Wilson; Problems faced by Wilson in the Labor Party; Views of British people regarding Great Britain's entry in European Economic Community.

Focuses on the plans of Great Britain government to enter into the European Community after 10 years of vainly battering at the Common Market door. Views of electorates on the idea of Great Britain joining the Common Market; Report that from the beginning the entry has provided the nation's highly determined, pro-European Tory Prime Minister Edward Heath with his secret weapon; Involvement of political parties on this issue and stand of politician Harold Wilson related to the matter; Speculations over the fate of the Prime Minister; View that even the most ardent Marketeers in the Labour Party are not going to save him from defeat on the European issue.

Comments on British Prime Minister Harold Wilson's announcement that he was calling a general election on June 18, 1970. Psychological advantage that Wilson is starting with; Expected reversal in the traditional roles of the two major political parties; Rival candidate Edward Heath's lack of the personal dynamism needed to foster the British appetite for upheaval and dislocation.

Focuses on Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Wilson, with special emphasis on political prospects of the Labor Party. Overview of the party's performance since 1966; View that the Prime Minister should spend more time for social issues in Britain and less on boasting of his government's achievements in enabling the nation to hold its head high in the world; Impact of the failure of the House of Lords reform and legal control over unofficial strikes on the standing of the Prime Minister in the nation and the party.

Comments on the Parliamentary system of government in Great Britain. Discussion on contentious legislative issue in British politics; Proposal of election reform by the U.S. Labor Party; Dominance of hereditary relationships in the government seats; Selection of 250 voting members by the Prime Minister on a party basis; Introduction of the Peerage Bill.

Comments on the British government's decision to reduce its expenses and military role in international security, notwithstanding pressure from the United States and from Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kwan Yew. Cancellation charges on the delivery of F-111 jet fighter planes; Political reasons for the decision; Overall plan of cutting back British armed forces in Europe; Reaction of relief from the British public; Popularity of the "Britain First" and "Back Britain" notion.

Analyzes the performance of the British government under the leadership of Labour Party Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Speculation that Wilson might ask a mandate for all his long-term economic planning; Criticisms against the Cabinet members of Wilson; Trade crisis being faced by the administration of Wilson; Effect of the crisis on the leadership of Wilson.

Focuses on the electioneering of the prime ministerial candidates Harold Wilson and Edward Heath in the general election in Great Britain. Failure of the Labour or Liberal parties to snatch the initiative from the Tories; Statement made by Heath explaining that Labour has surrendered to the extremists and the militants; Action taken by Heath to stop the miners from suspending their strike during the election; Failure of Wilson to dictate the issues of the balance of payments crisis, the energy crisis, the Common Market and the cost of living in the election.

Comments on the political principles and deeds of Democratic Senator Henry Jackson in the U.S. with reference to current political system of the country. Attitude of Jackson toward the foreign and domestic policy of President Richard Nixon; Impetus to the support of the Jewish community to Jackson; Viability of Jackson to gain victory as a presidential contender; Comparison of the American and British political systems; Executive powers in the U.S. and Great Britain; Methods used in the British system to get rid of a collapsed leader.