Abstract
When characters as diverse as John Wellens, the Bishop of Southwark, and Lords Robens and George‐Brown unite in expressing concern about the underlying trend of British politics, it is time to think about an alternative. The leaders of the Conservative and Labour Parties, being practical and not very imaginative people, felt that they had to conduct the recent election campaign on parochial lines. Margaret Thatcher claimed to have a ‘vision’ — remarkably like that of Samuel Smiles — and Jim Callaghan adjured the unions to practise the virtue of fraternity. Such sentiments were not only unrealistic, but also deeply conservative. They did nothing to map out a future which could unite the British people, and recent economic events, are alas, all too reminiscent of the abortive dash for freedom of 1970.
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