America and the British Labour Party: the 'special relationship' at work

Abstract

Part 1 Introduction: defining the special relationship the academic debate about the Special Relationship Labour Party attitudes towards the Special Relationship. Part 2 Labour in power: the election campaign of 1945 Attlee, Bevin and the post-war world Anglo-American relations, 1945-7 the breakdown of Anglo-Soviet relations Labour Party reaction to the onset of the Cold War developing a framework for European security the atomic bomb the Labour party and the creation of the Atlantic Pact Labour and the movement for European unity the German question the Korean War personalities conclusions. Part 3 The opposition years, 1951-1964: German rearmament Labour and the crisis nuclear weapons the move towards Europe the Polaris decision personalities conclusions. Part 4: Labour dominance and decline, 1964-1979: Labour's victory in 1964 Wilson's priorities and style nuclear sharing British nuclear policy under Labour the war in Vietnam the non-proliferation treaty negotiations consequences of economic decline East of Suez Labour and Europe co-operation and conflict in Anglo-American relations personalities conclusions. Part 5 Labour's eclipse, 1979-1992: the 1979 general election the Labour left takes over Labour's 1983 general election defeat the early Kinnock years the 1987 general election Europe and changing trans-Atlantic relations the end of the Cold War the 1992 general election personalities conclusions. Part 6 Labour's regeneration and victory, 1992-1997: Labour under John Smith Tony takes over as Labour leader the Blair effect and the 1997 general election conclusions.