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The article discusses the core of a challenge dared by British Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison aiming for an interview slot at the Russian newspaper "Pravda." The "Pravda" responded on its front page in July 1951 and expressed willingness to provide space to Morrison's words with sarcastic reference about its impact on the journal's circulation. Morrison criticized "Pravda" and compared its operational nature to the British press. "Laborite Daily Herald" and "Liberal News Chronicle" from London, England have offered spaces for any reply from "Pravda."

The article reports on the economic policy in Great Britain in 1965. It reveals that Prime Minister Harold Wilson has planned to nationalize most of the country's steel industry but nothing in the Labor Party's platform has aroused so much fierce antagonism, for steel nationalization is about the last vestige of the old doctrinaire socialism. It also notes that the ten Liberals in the House of Commons have threatened to vote against Wilson on the steel issue.

The article focuses on the conference that took place between Great Britain's Prime Minister Edward Heath and the President of France Georges Pompidou in Elyse Palace in Paris, France on the issue of common market. In the conference Heath stated that Europe must grow steadily together in unity and Great Britain should become a part of that unity by entering into the common market. He also assured Pompidou that Great Britain would place the economic interests of the market above other issues.

The article reveals that in spite of the many men who could have deserved the honor, it was Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth who was named 1952 Woman of the Year. It says that it was not because Elizabeth was a queen but because the British, tired of wars just as the rest of the world in 1952, reminded them of a past when they had empires and that she might be a symbol of great future. It adds that Elizabeth represented the aspirations of the British through the original and abiding function of monarchy.

The article discusses the end of Clement Attlee's term as Prime Minister of Great Britain in February 1950, in which the voters would decide whether the Labor Party should be given another five years to continue and extend their experiment on Socialism. It says that Attlee had given Britain a new way of life aside from giving freedom to Ceylon, Burma and India. The author adds that British politician Winston Churchill called Attlee's Socialism as Queuetopia, which refers to the regime of queues, womb-to-womb security and 40 percent taxes.

The article discusses a series of talks between Iranian Premier Mohammed Mossadegh and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State George McGhee regarding Iran's oil sector. According to the author, talking with Mossadegh has become one of the more useless exercises in modern diplomacy. As the talks ended, Mossadegh still remains strong to his position, that is, he would not allow British technicians to handle Iran's oil industry. In addition, he demanded a wholesale price for his country's oil that both the U.S. and Great Britain regard as too expensive.

The article presents world news briefs on topics including the U.S. government's concerns about geopolitics, territorial conflicts, and the Chinese government's activities involving various islands in the South China Sea. The eruption of a volcano in the Galápagos Islands is mentioned, along with the potential legalization of same-sex marriage in places such as Australia, Italy, and Germany. It states that 88 executions have been carried out in Saudi Arabia in 2015.

The author argues that technology is disrupting traditional work in places such as the U.S. as of 2015, and it mentions an analysis from the Brookings Institution think tank which states that technological progress "has tended to create more jobs that it has destroyed." According to the article, 47 percent of the jobs in the U.S. are at high risk of becoming automated over the next 20 years. The job-related attitudes of Americans are mentioned, along with various aspects of a new economy.

The article reports on the birth of the Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, the eldest son of elder son of Prince of Wales Charles and Princess of Wales Diana, on June 21, 1982. It expresses the excitement of Prince Charles when he was holding his first-born son in his arms. Moreover, it mentions how the people rejoiced after Diana gave birth to William.

The article reports on the political works of Prime Minister Harold Wilson in Great Britain in 1966. Wilson was able to negotiate with U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson regarding steel-nationalization bill for financial assistance intended to trade union and employment. It states that Wilson's move had survived no-confidence motion by a 79-vote margin that made him to pursue his programs for economic development.

This article profiles Frank Billings Kellogg, who was appointed as ambassador to Great Britain by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge. Kellogg replaced Colonel George Harvey for the ambassadorial post. Kellogg was not Coolidge's first choice for the post, it was former Governor Frank O. Lowden, who declined the offer. Kellogg was born in Potsdam, New York but spent his youth in Minnesota. Kellogg's fondness for official entertaining and his wealth make him suitable for the job.