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3 giorni fa · Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC ( / ˈkæləhæn / ⓘ KAL-ə-han; 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was a British statesman [1] and Labour politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.
2 giorni fa · While condemning racial discrimination (and adopting legislation to make it an offence), Wilson's Home Secretary James Callaghan introduced significant new restrictions on the right of immigration to the United Kingdom.
3 giorni fa · In 1979, a struggling James Callaghan, who looked to be on his way out, challenged Tory leader Margaret Thatcher. But this time it was the opposition leader who turned down the prime minister.
18 ore fa · Portrait of Nancy Astor by John Singer Sargent, 1909 – WM. 1. Nancy Astor (1879-1964) In 1919, Nancy Astor became the first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons, representing the Conservative Party for Plymouth Sutton. Astor’s tenure was characterized by her advocacy for women’s and children’s rights.
3 giorni fa · That September, prime minister James Callaghan went to address the Trades Union Congress, and was widely expected to call an early election—but didn’t. After months of strikes, his government finally fell to a vote of no confidence.
4 giorni fa · It may have been the first head-to-head - but the original TV battles were in the 1970s, when the leaders appeared together to answer audience questions. In the landmark election of 1979, Margaret Thatcher got a boost in the polls from having been seen to worst her male opponent James Callaghan in a Q and A format.
3 giorni fa · Further back in time we have the divisive James Callaghan (1976-79), perhaps best remembered for the infamous Winter of Discontent, characterised by a pervasive wave of strikes - including ...
