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Politics 1964-70 x (Trouble in Northern Ireland (extra challenges from the…

- - - - resigned in 1950 over prescription charges
      - Challeneged Gaistkell for leadership in 1961 and lost
  - - - Group of private advisors outside the governemnt Wilson trusted
      - Marcia Williams
      - many belied it reinforced his suspicions of party rivals
- - - - support the value of the pound and prevent inflation
      - was the same as the stop-go policys
      - stop the party from achieving its manifesto promises for extra spending of welfare nd tech
    - - help exports by making British goods cheaper
      - Make imports more expensive
      - solve the balance of payments
      - Make Britain looke waeker and would have to scale back on global actiety
      - didnt want labour to become the party of devaluation due to Attlee in 1949
  - - - not united gov support
      - some blamed Browns inconcisency
      - anti-labour civil services that refused to pass over papers and bugged Browns phone
      - Others blamed Wilson for trying to keep people happy intead of choosing the best for the job
      - 1966 Brown transferred to Forgien Affairs
  - - - long strike of the National Union of Seamen
      - governemnt defeated the strike but many shoked at Wilsons critical attitude
      - Frank Cousisns -the trade unionist resigned
    - - national doc stike in August 1967
      - effected balance of payments
  - - - Tough policy meant it was unpopular but by 1969= balance of payment surplus
      - 69-70 inflation still 12%
      - imporvemnt in economy key factor in Labours confidence in 1970 victory
- - - - 28 day cooling off period before a strike
      - governemnt could impose settlements when unions disputed with each other 'demarcation disputes'
      - Strike ballots could be imposed
      - industrial relations court
- - - - resentful he lost leadership election and didnt make forgien secretary 1964
      - Wilson rumored to keep a book of Brown embarassing moments
    - - Wilson was scared this was a plot to replace himslef and Brown with callaghana nad Jenkins
      - This made little not no sense as Claaghan didnt like Jenkins liberalism or pro europeans stance and Jenkins didnt like that Callaghan wouldnt devalue and he had blocked a trade union legislation jenkins had supported