The Inside Story of the Lib–Lab Government, 1977-1978
by
Alistair Michie, Simon Hoggart
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
In 1977 Prime Minister James Callaghan and Liberal leader David Steel struck a constitutional deal, by which the Labour government could survive a vote of no confidence and get its business through Parliament, while the Liberals gained access to the anterooms of power.
The Pact, a contemporaneous...