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This article reports on a white paper on British-made atomic weapons presented by Defense Minister Lord Alexander to the House of Commons in 1954. Alexander announced that the atomic weapons, including atomic bombs, are being delivered to the armed forces. The white paper also revealed the effort of the Royal Air Force to create its fleet of strategic bombers. The British press also commended the announcements but other observers questioned whether the weapons are necessary.

The article focuses on nationalizing the steel industry by the Labor government of Prime Minister Harold Wilson in Great Britain. It notes Wilson's White Paper, a prospectus which proposed the melding of the country's 14 largest iron and steel companies into a state-owned National Steel Corporation. It highlights the reasons of Wilson for pushing with nationalization including doctrinaire and political.

The article reports on the growing discontentment of Conservatives against the political leadership of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Churchill has been accused of being indecisive and that his interventions have resulted in the failure to settle government policy. The influential "London Economist" has cited several flaws of Churchill, which were supported by London's Sunday papers.

The article reports on the criticisms directed at royal family members Prince Philip, Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones of Great Britain by the newspapers owned by Lord Beaverbrook. Beaverbrook's papers accused the royal family of overspending and criticized Prince Philip for being churlish. Meanwhile, Prince Philip attacked a reporter from Beaverbrook's "Daily Express" at a press conference and contended that such newspaper was a bloody vicious newspaper.

The article reports that 20 magazines and 11 newspapers in Great Britain ended their publication in 1951, as indicated in a report released by World's Press News in January 1952. It notes that such occurrence may be attributed to the increase in the cost of paper and production. Other newspaper and magazine firms decided to merge or lessen the frequency of releasing issues.

The article focuses on a stern manifesto issued by the Savile Row tailors in London, England declaring that a different suit for each day of the week was an absolute minimum for the well-dressed man. In addition, two handkerchiefs a day was still the ironclad rule of London's arbiters of gentlemanly elegance.