1st Edition

Britain's Policy Towards the European Community Harold Wilson and Britain's World Role, 1964-1967

By Helen Parr Copyright 2006
252 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Harold Wilson’s apparent volte-face on European Community membership in the autumn of 1966 has long puzzled commentators and Wilson’s colleagues alike. Based on interviews, private papers and recently released evidence from the National Archives, this book provides a fresh interpretation of Wilson’s policy towards the European Community. Studying the development of Britain’s policy between 1964... Read more

Introduction  1. Harold Wilson, Britain’s World Role and the European Community, October 1964-January 1965  2. Bridge-Building and the Empty Chair: British Policy towards the European Community, February 1965-February 1966  3. The Politics of Decision, March – October 1966  4. Free-Wheeling with the General: The Formation and Conduct of the Probe of the Six, November 1966 – March 1967  5. Finding a Role? Cabinet’s Acceptance of the European Application, March – April 1967  6. The Long Haul to Membership? May – December 1967.  Conclusions.  Bibliography

Biography

Helen Parr is a Lecturer in the School of Politics, Philosophy, International Relations and the Environment at Keele University. She is also an editor of The Labour Governments 1964-1970 Reconsidered (Routledge 2005).