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| British Parliament Developments; 10th April 1949 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 5 2008, 11:31 AM (149 Views) | |
| Great Britain | May 5 2008, 11:31 AM Post #1 |
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The Times, London PALACE OF WESTMINSTER: Today's session of the House of Commons saw particularly vigorous debate and criticism of the Atlee Government from both the Conservative Opposition and some Labour backbenchers. The latter are particularly concerned with cuts in government spending, the slow pace of progress regarding proposed nationalization of the steel industry, and a number of statements characterized as bellicose from the Government on foreign affairs over recent months. This disquiet has been generally tempered by the bright economic outlook of the country and effective recovery from wartime, but has gathered some pace of late. Mr. Churchill and the Conservative Party focused their attacks on what they call softness in defence policy and dealing with Communism, excessive taxation and the agenda of some of the more socialist members of the Government. Mr. Atlee mounted a spirited defence of his policies and record, claiming that they have had a major impact on the current state of prosperity and have set in place firm foundations for future success. No firm conclusions can be drawn from these developments at this time. |
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| Great Britain | May 14 2008, 08:20 AM Post #2 |
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The Times, London PALACE OF WESTMINSTER The recent debates in Parliament rose to a new level of intensity today, with a stinging attack on the Government's economic record from the Opposition. It was asserted that the comparatively successful performance of the last several years has obscured growing issues with the handling of the economy. Specifically, the large amounts of exports and foreign investment was claimed as having a most detrimental effect on the current account deficit, increasing it by up to $25 billion if current policies persist. Investing in expansive foreign aid and large infrastructure projects was characterized as not the optimum use of Britain's resources. It was further contended that taxation rates and policies, although the subject of reduction, continued to represent an impediment to the progress of the nation. Sales of bonds and creative budgeting was described as hiding the true state of the economy. The particularly vigourous session was notable for the degree of support some points were met with by the Government back benches. Matters are expected to come to a head later in the month, when a bill regarding the nationalization of the steel industry is due for debate. |
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| Great Britain | May 15 2008, 11:47 AM Post #3 |
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The Spectator, London PALACE OF WESTMINSTER The debate over the nationalization of the British steel industry served as the backdrop to another day of intensive criticism of the Atlee Government. The record of the Labour Government in defence and foreign affairs was called into question, with the Opposition decrying many of the production and budgeting decisions made regarding the armed forces; specifically, there was criticism of what was described as an inordinantly high level of production for foreign export at the cost of fully outfitting British and Commonwealth forces and of underestimating the costs of particular programmes. The handling of affairs with Egypt, Norway and Denmark was also condemned as shortsighted and lacking in historical perspective. In the view of this correspondent, this is the second day in a row of extreme tension and new revelations in Parliament. We do not know what the third may bring. |
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