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Recounts the political and social condition of Great Britain in 1977 which was the turning point of the British society. Details on several books and films which used the events of 1977 in Britain; Political and social events of the year; Description of the British culture in 1977; Political implications of the movements of the punk bands in 1977.

Focuses on the day British Prime Minister Harold Wilson promised that he would not cut the value of sterling. Cabinet meetings; Obsession about winning the next election; Personal assurances; Budget issues.

Presents an interview with James Callaghan about politics and government in Great Britain in 1979. Contributions during his term as prime minister in 1976; Description of Callaghan's political personality; Views on the status of the Labour Party. INSET: Where were they then?..

In this article the author recounts his conversation with Tony Benn, a British politician and member of the Labour Party. In the piece Benn recalls a number of issues including his opposition to the Vietnam War, his leftist political leanings and his participation as a cabinet minister in the Labour government of 1964-70. INSET: BENN: THE CV.

Focuses on the problems faced by Harold Wilson as prime minister of Great Britain in 1967. Challenges faced by Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2001; State of the British pound in 1967; Reactions of Wilson to several government measures; Pressures placed by the Vietnam War on Wilson; Information on the foot-and-mouth crisis.

The article focuses on the British Labour Party and its majority in Parliament from 1974 through 1977. It states that Labour politician Harold Wilson became prime minister in June of 1974 and mentions he chose not to create a formal coalition with a smaller party in hopes of Labour winning more seats in the October 1974 elections. It comments on economic problems Britain was facing in the 1970s and reports that 13 Labour MPs died between 1974 and May 1979.

The article discusses the publication of the book "The Go-Ahead Year" by an author writing under the pseudonym "Demos" in the 1970s, which praised the Labour government in power under British prime minister Harold Wilson and discussed the importance of funding the arts and social programs.

In this article the author creates a piece of alternate history as he speculates as to how British political and social life would have been different had the government not accepted a loan from the International Monetary Fund in December 1976.

In this article the author speculates on what would have happened had the British Conservative Party leader, Edward Heath, struck a deal with Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, in 1974. The author anticipates that Michael Foot, a leader of the British Labour Party, would have become prime minister.

The author offers opinions on the 1975 referendum in which voters in Great Britain rejected a proposal to join the European Economic Community (EEC), the forerunner of the euro area currency bloc of the European Union (EU). Humorous speculation as to what Great Britain might be like as a society had the referendum passed is used to support the author's belief it should not have been rejected.

The article presents a reprint of the article "Intellectuals, society and the left," by Eric Hobsbawm, that first appeared in the "New Statesman" magazine on November 23, 1978. In the piece Hobsbawm describes the trend toward the increase in intellectuals in leftist politics, while noting the decline in numbers of workers in the movement.

The article presents an abridged version of Mary Holland's views on Roy Jenkins' Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Bill, which was debated in the British Parliament two weeks after the Birmingham pub bombings. the reprinted article is dated December 6, 1974 and mentions relations with and violence in Northern Ireland. The full version can be found on the "New Statesman" website.

This is a reprint of an article that first appeared in the magazine in October 1977. In the piece the author reports that conservatives elected to the British House of Commons were getting younger and more liberal socially than their older colleagues. He suggests that this crop of younger MPs are the first Tory politicians of the welfare state and notes that while these men are Conservative Party members, they have no connection to the land-owning classes, the traditional Tory base.

This article is a reprint of a piece that appeared in the magazine on July 15, 1977. The author discusses a charge of blasphemy brought against Denis Lemon, editor of the English magazine "Gay News." Lemon was found guilty of the charge and sentenced to 9 months in prison, a sentence later overturned. The campaign of Mary Whitehouse in support of the charge is described.

Presents excerpts from an article published in the February 5, 1965 issue of `New Statesman' magazine about the censure debate in Great Britain's House of Commons. Inability of the opposition to perform its basic constitutional function; Irrelevance of the Tory government's motives in staging the debate.

Reports that out of some 30,000 Leyton electors who promised to vote for Gordon Walker, 14,000 failed to redeem their pledge. Murky aspects of the by-election campaign; Chief causes of the vote's poor outcome.

Presents excerpts from the January 15, 1965 issue of `New Statesman,' which welcomed the election of Harold Wilson as leader of the Labour Party.

Focuses on government policy issues in Great Britain in 1964, as discussed in an article published on December 25, 1964. Emergency measures to correct the balance of payments; Review of defense and foreign policy commitments; Accusations made by the Labour Party against the Wilson government.