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The article reports on the results of the 1974 election in Great Britain. It notes that the outcome of the election was a cliffhanger because despite the 301 seats won by the Labor Party against the Tories' 296, it was still not enough to gain the needed 318 for a majority. It cites the 11.7-million votes won by the Tory Party compared to the 11.7 million of the Labor Party. It has been rumored that Prime Minister Edward Heath will step down from his position and pass the leadership to former Northern Ireland Secretary of State and Employment Secretary William Whitelaw.

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 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.

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.

The article offers information on the personal conflict between Great Britain Labor Party deputy leader Roy Jenkins and party leader Harold Wilson. It states that conflict began when Jenkins opposes the proposal of Prime Minister Edward Heath to bring the Common Market in Great Britain. It mentions that Wilson defended that the carrying of the Common Market may lead to an election wherein the Labor Party may win, while Jenkins protested that the move is considered as a way of opportunism.

The article offers information related to the victory of the Tory Party in Great Britain and the challenges that lie ahead of new Prime Minister Edward Heath. It highlights the steps taken by the new Tory Government which include, drawing up measures to spark the sluggish British economy, making industry more competitive, and introduce reform in the archaic industrial-relations practices.

The article reports on the political condition amidst the dissolution of the Parliament and the national election in 1966 in Great Britain. Leaders of the Labor Party which are led by Prime Minister Harold Wilson are hopeful that they can win a bigger backing from British voters. Public opinion polls conducted by Gallup show that Tory Party leader, Edward Heath, is dominated by 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.

The article highlights the second electoral campaigns of the political parties in 1974 in Great Britain. It states that Liberal leader Harold Wilson claims that prosperity will return to Great Britain through the incoming tides of North Sea oil, which Energy Minister Eric Varley has appraised at 250 billion dollars. Meanwhile, the campaign strategy of Conservative leader Ted Heath is bedeviled by poor planning and tactical errors, in which his two-bus procession is silently, gloomily and unnoticed.

The article offers the author's insight on the issues and possible crisis to be dealt by British Prime Minister Edward Heath in Great Britain. He says that the rise of hatred and violence, obstinacy and impatience lead to the failure of traditional values which have been honored for justice, humanity and law, as shown by the striking of coal miners. She notes that the government faces problems such as the violent impasse in Ulster and Rhodesia, inflation and unemployment.

The article focuses on the reluctance shown by the government of Great Britain to enter the European Economic Community. It mentions that the government under the administration of Prime Minister Harold Wilson has clearly stated that Great Britain will not join the six-member European Economic Community. It reports that according to Wilson, the terms and conditions accepted by his successor Edward Heath in Luxembourg were unacceptable. It further mentions that Wilson's decision to not enter into the Common Market has been criticized by various political leaders including former Foreign Minister Lord George-Brown and George Thompson and Roy Jenkins, deputy leader of the party.

The article reports on the political and economic challenges faced by British Prime Minister Edward Heath's administration. Great Britain government had to rush in thousands of troops and several armored vehicles and military helicopters as a large number of Protestants assembled in sensitive areas in Northern Ireland on the anniversary of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne River creating conditions of violence. It is reported that 47,000 dockworkers across the country have gone on a strike.

The article focuses on the implementation of British Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath of wage and price controls modeled on the U.S. system. It mentions that Heath hopes for a voluntary wage-price agreement between labor and business during the imposition of the freeze, which will last for at least 13 months. It says that unionists have expressed willingness to communicate with the government. Moreover, businessmen anticipate for peaceful settlement of all wage-price disputes.

Discusses some economic and political issues in Great Britain in 1974. Economic problems facing the country; Stability of the administration of Prime Minister Edward Heath; Action taken by citizens in England to address the threat of labor unions to bring the country to its knees.

Reflects on the results of elections in Great Britain held as of March 1974. Platform on which Edward Heath built his campaign; Excuses given by public opinion polls when their forecast of a Heath-led Conservative victory failed to materialize; Performance of the Conservative, Labor and Liberal parties in the elections; Speculation on who would replace Heath as the leader of the Conservative Party.

Focuses on political issues in Great Britain. Election of politician Edward Heath as the leader of the British Conservative Party; Improvement in the Conservatives' electoral chances with the change of the leadership; Comparisons of the career and political background of politician Alec Home with Prime Minister Harold Wilson; Criticism of the Wilson administration in its confrontation with Indonesia and in formal support of the U.S. role in Vietnam.

Focuses on political issues pertaining to Great Britain with emphasis on the jail-break by George Blake, the Soviet spy. Refusal by home secretary Roy Jenkins to carry out the court order to flog a life prisoner who had assailed and killed his warder; Insistence by politician Edward Heath that the Labor government should take full responsibility for the escape of the traitor Blake; Fact that the maneuver of the Labor government was to appoint a commission to look into the matter of prison security.