Air Force, 239-40
Albert, Prince Consort, 19-20, 27, 30
Alexander, Field Marshal Earl, 235
Amery, Julian, 55, 183
Anglo-American relations, 47-8, 109, 159-86;
tensions, 66, 163-76
Anne, Queen, 45
Anson, Sir William, 17, 18
armed forces, 84-6, 238-44;
Air Force, 239-40;
Army, 238-9;
Navy, 239
Army, 238-9
Atomic Energy Authority, 214
Attlee, Clement, 36, 58, 77, 78, 87, 88, 108, 113, 152, 235, 280
Bagehot, Walter, 22, 28, 97-8
Baldwin, Stanley, 55, 74, 95, 152
Beaverbrook, Lord (William Maxwell Aitken), 20, 30, 31, 54, 85, 140;
influence of, 224-5
Bevan, Aneurin, 18, 19, 61, 84-9 passim, 121, 152;
anti-Americanism, 47, 81, 109, 176;
opposition to hydrogen bomb, 48;
leader of opposition within Labor Party, 72, 73, 78-80, 269;
supporters, 82-3
Bevin, Ernest, 62, 77, 80, 108, 143;
opposition to communism, 109
Boyle, Sir Edward, 55
Bradlaugh, Charles, 30
British Empire, 91, 107
British Productivity Council, 196
Brogan, D.W., 164
Butler, R.A., 18-19, 49, 52, 54, 58, 59, 74
Cabinet, 43-6
Castle, Mrs. Barbara, 84
Chamberlain, Neville, 17, 35, 37, 63, 74, 95, 152, 166, 259, 280
Charles II, 25, 44
Charles, Prince, 15
China (Communist), 79, 184;
British attitude toward, 149-50
Churchill, Sir Winston, 17, 18, 37, 51, 52, 59, 76, 80, 82, 95, 113-14, 133, 152, 200, 235, 239, 252, 259, 279, 285-6;
party peacemaker, 35;
skill in debate, 40;
on monarchy, 276
clubs, 257-9
Commons, House of, 38-43, 46
Commonwealth, 29, 91, 107, 137-41, 283
Communist Party in Britain, 35, 49, 142-4, 146, 147, 164, 179, 180;
in labor unions, 72, 82, 83-4, 109, 200, 208-15
Connor, William, 202, 227
Conservative Party, 50-69
conurbation, 6, 7
Cooke, Alistair, 222
Cripps, Sir Stafford, 77, 95, 107, 113
Crossman, R.H.S., 84
Delmer, Sefton, 226, 228
Dilke, Sir Charles, 30
Dulles, John Foster, 170-1;
British attitude toward, 47, 48, 155, 167, 172
Eccles, Sir David, 282
Eden, Sir Anthony, 18, 20, 52, 54, 55, 57, 59, 60, 61, 65, 133, 143, 171-2, 183, 224, 280
Edward VII, 27
Egypt, 54, 55, 61, 66, 88, 143, 151, 155, 156, 168, 183, 184
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 37, 41, 60, 80, 183
Elizabeth II, 13-33, 114, 251, 252
Elizabeth, Queen Mother, 22, 27
European Defense Community, 171
Foot, Michael, 56, 84-5
Forrest, William, 228
Foulkes, Frank, 213
France, British attitude toward, 150-1
Franks, Sir Oliver, 85
Freedman, Max, 222
Fyfe, Sir David Maxwell, 52
Gaitskell, Hugh, 18, 20, 36, 49, 56, 73, 77-8, 80, 87, 89, 235, 280;
opposed by Bevan, 88, 269
George I, 45
George IV, 25
George V, 16, 19, 25
George VI, 16, 17
Germany, British attitude toward, 151-3
Gorer, Geoffrey, 275
Gort, General the Viscount, 284
Grand Design, The, 282-3
Griffiths, James, 18, 49
Halifax, Earl of, 17
Harding, Gilbert, 107
Hardy, Keir, 36
Horner, Arthur, 210
Howard, Ebenezer, 116
India, 36, 96, 105-7, 170
Italy, British attitude toward, 153-4
Jacobson, Sydney, 202
King, Cecil, 226
Korean war, economic influence of, 192-3
labor unions, 200-13, 215, 266-7;
communist influence in, 208-13, 215
Lancaster, Osbert, 225, 226
Laski, Harold, 97, 113
Lloyd, Selwyn, 52, 282
Lloyd George, David, 19, 56
Lords, House of, 39, 42-3, 44
MacLeod, Iain, 52, 130
Macmillan, Harold, 18, 49, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 65, 89, 155, 269, 282
Margaret, Princess, 15, 22, 26
Massingham, Hugh, 223
Maulding, Reginald, 52, 130
McCarthy, Joseph, 60, 164-6, 167, 286
McCarthyism, 36, 163-4
McKenzie, Robert T., 59
McNeil, Hector, 62
Middle East, 155;
British influence in, 156-7
Miller, Webb, 218
monarchy, 13-33, 133, 276;
power of, 16, 22;
influence of, 21, 37;
finances of, 26-8, 30-1
Montgomery, Field Marshal the Viscount, 46
Morrison, Herbert, 36, 51, 77, 87, 88, 89, 278;
opposition to communism, 143
Mosley, Sir Oswald, 35
Mountbatten, Earl, 21, 31, 134, 285
Muggeridge, Malcolm, 147
Nasser, Abdel, 54, 155, 156
National Health Service Act, 102-5
nationalization, 97-101, 102, 104-5, 107
Navy, 239
Nehru, Shri Jawaharlal, 106, 166, 235
New Towns, 116-18, 121, 122, 124, 125
newspapers, 77-81, 218-30;
Daily Express, 31, 219, 225-6;
Daily Herald, 31, 87, 125;
Daily Mirror, 31, 87, 125, 202, 210, 219, 220, 226-7;
Daily Telegraph, 163, 219;
Evening Standard, 31;
Manchester Guardian, 163, 218-19, 220, 222-3;
New Statesman and Nation, 31-2, 84, 85;
Sunday Express, 15, 20, 31;
Times, 19, 130, 163, 183, 218, 220-2;
Tribune, 56, 84-5, 89
Norwich, Viscount (Alfred Duff Cooper), 152
Odger, George, 30
Orwell, George, 252
Parliament, 37-43, 45;
Commons, 38-43, 46;
Lords, 39, 42-3, 44
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 19-20, 21-8 passim, 31
Plumb, J.H., 45
public schools, 81-4, 230-7
pubs, 254-7
Reynolds, Quentin, 8
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 37, 82, 174
Salisbury, Marquess of, 18, 44, 49, 54, 58, 59, 134
Sandys, Duncan, 282
Scott, Richard, 223
Shinwell, Emanuel, 77
Smith, Walter Bedell, 172
Soviet Union, British attitude toward, 143-8
sports, 87-9, 244-54
sterling area, 138
Strachey, Lytton, 20
Strang, Lord, 232
Thorneycroft, Peter, 282
Townsend, Peter, 26
Trades Union Congress, 55, 73, 88, 143, 196;
power of, 71-2, 86-7, 200-2;
communist opposition, 83, 143, 212
Truman, Harry S., 25, 37
Victoria, Queen, 20, 25, 27, 30
Waithman, Robert, 229
Watson, Sam, 200, 210
Wavell, Field Marshal Earl, 108, 152
Webb, Sidney and Beatrice, 73
Welfare State, 101-2, 104, 105, 107, 118, 123, 264, 285, 289
Williams, Francis, 227
Wilson, Harold, 49
Windsor, Duchess of, 15, 31
Windsor, Duke of, 20
Woolton, Lord (Frederick William Marquis), 52, 53
Zilliacus, Konni, 84
About This Book
A journalistic survey of contemporary Britain that examines its institutions, political parties, social change, economy, and international role. The author sketches the monarchy, parliamentary government, Conservative and Labour movements, class mobility, and cultural traits, and analyzes economic challenges and Atlantic alliances, drawing on observations and interviews to portray both continuity and postwar transformation. Emphasis falls on regional diversity, traditions, and the societal tensions generated by migration, new social groups, and shifting political alignments, concluding with reflections on prospects and the nation's character as it adapts to modern pressures.