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The article focuses on the political situation in Great Britain after the general election in 1974 during which the Labour Party won the most seats in the House of Commons. Topics mentioned include the unpredictability of the victory of the Labour Party of the Conservative Party, the country's need for a political coalition, and the report of the elections in the British journal "The Times."

A reprint of an article which was published in 1975 is presented. Topics mentioned include the political crisis faced by Great Britain at that time, the referendum which took place in 1975 regarding the country's support to the European Economic Community (EEC), and the evolution of the concept of sovereignty.

The article focuses on the political situation in Great Britain in 1977. Topics mentioned include the representation of political matters in the British press, the economic crisis faced by the country, including the increase of unemployment and inflation, and the uneven quality of the different political books published at that time.

The article focuses on the evolution of the periodical throughout the 1970s. Topics mentioned include the possibility to purchases previous issues, the social and political situation of Great Britain at that time, and the future of the Labour Party, a British political party. The author also discusses the social issues faced by the country the ones related to education and housing.

A reprint of an article which was published in 1975 is presented. Topics mentioned include the work of British journalist and politician Dick Leonard regarding the political situation in Great Britain during the 1970s, the financial issues of the main political parties Labour Party and Conservative and Unionist Party, and the fact that memberships to those parties are decreasing.

The British general election on 10 May 2010 delivered Britain's first hung Parliament since February 1974, and in the run-up, the Conservative party made much of the economic difficulties Britain faced in the second half of the 1970s in order to try and convince voters that anything other than a Tory vote would risk exposing the nation to the discipline of financial markets. The question of how well equipped an exceptional kind of British government is to deal with exceptional economic circumstances is therefore of paramount importance. This paper argues that the Conservative party made too much of the impact of the 1974 hung Parliament in precipitating subsequent economic crisis and suggests that as such, there is no reason to assume that the Conservative-Liberal coalition government is ill-equipped to manage British economic affairs in difficult circumstances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Thirty years on, and in the context of our own crisis, it is perhaps useful to take stock of the last Winter of Discontent. The industrial strife that beset the Callaghan government in the winter of 1978/79 was seen at the time as a key factor in Labour's defeat in the general election of 1979; but its legacy is considerable and its significance enduring. These four themed essays come from a public seminar at the British Academy to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Winter of Discontent. Colin Hay argues that the Winter of Discontent was, in key respects, a manufactured crisis lived, experienced and responded to through a very particular construction of the events that is difficult to reconcile with the evidence itself. Reponses by Lords Baker, Lea and Lipsey follow and the section concludes with a transcribed and edited version of the lively discussion which ensued. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the analysis to which revisionism was founded that has been fatally undetermined by the actual history of British capitalism in 1977. Major developments that produced the remarkable transformation; Achievements of the Labor governments; Deprivation of a politician of quite outstanding intelligence and ability.

Focuses on the assumptions that the Tory Party will win the next general election in Great Britain. Indications of the assumption from the successive by-elections; Reasons for impatience with much of the structure of politics and society; Inclusion of the responsibilities and opportunities of the party.

The article discusses the planned institutional reform of the politics in Great Britain to be done in the 1970s. It is stated that the changes aim to improve the works of the existing government. The reform is based on a fundamental and important consideration of the nature of democracy. This is proposed by the Liberal Party to deal with all problems in the government.

The article focuses on the political and economic situation of Great Britain in 1977 after Harold Wilson's term as Prime Minister. Topics mentioned include the Labour Party's campaign against the government, the need for the political party to choose between a social democracy and a democratic Socialism, and the values of socialism, including liberty, fraternity, and equality.