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A heterogeneous panel-based Bayesian model averaging approach is used to identify the robust economic and policy drivers of international migration to the UK from 14 different source regions over 1980-2007. Around three-quarters of the increase in net immigration over the last decade, which is particularly pronounced for selected source regions, is associated with structural change, which may be attributed to UK and foreign immigration policy. The remainder of the rise is largely explained by 'friends and family' effects. There are considerable uncertainties associated both with the effects of particular economic drivers of immigration and with forecasts of immigration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sale of buses by the Leyland Motor Company to Cuba proved contentious, not only in the realm of Anglo-American relations, but also in the domestic sphere of a behind the scenes inter-departmental disagreement within the British government. This is because the bus exports pitted political against economic interests at the height of the Cold War and in the midst of a British export drive. As Her Majesty's Government readily recognized, Washington was particularly sensitive over any issue related to Cuba, which by 1963 was firmly in the communist orbit of the Soviet bloc and which the United States was determined to isolate economically through the application of a trade blockade. The decision to approve the sales came at the end of the Macmillan and Kennedy administrations, and clouded the short-lived partnership of Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home and President Lyndon B. Johnson. The bus exports became an election issue in the campaigns of both leaders in 1964, assuming a political significance that belied the buses' seemingly innocuous function and outward appearance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the political efforts of American and British labor movements during World War II, focusing particularly on the British Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the American Federation of Labor (AFL). The author explores the impact of national foreign policies upon the labor movements and considers whether national interests or the interests of the trade unions are considered most important by the unions. Other subjects considered include the trade union movement, internationalism, the International Labor Organization, international labor standards, interactions between the TUC, AFL, and the Soviet International Federation of Trade Unions, and union leaders Sir Walter Citrine and William Green.

The author comments upon various reports published within this special issue on the history of labor unions and foreign relations, including one by Elizabeth McKillen on labor during World War I, one by Geert Van Goethem on government policies regarding American and British labor movements during World War II, and one by Daniel Garcia on class relations within the U.S. armed forces at the end of World War II. Some of the subjects explored include the public opinion of the working-class in the U.S. regarding foreign policy, the study of international labor movements, and the inability of marginalised groups within the U.S. to influence political decision making.

The article focuses on diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Great Britain during the Berlin Crisis of 1961-1962. The author argues that American foreign policy was influenced by the personal relationships between Anglo-American politicians, diplomats, and other officials that went beyond the interactions between British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Other notable people discussed include British ambassador to the U.S. David Ormsby-Gore, U.S. secretary of state Dean Rusk, British foreign secretary Alec Douglas-Home, and Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev. The American two-part policy involving diplomatic negotiations with the Soviet Union and the buildup of NATO's (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) conventional weaponry are considered.

The article examines unpublished private letters exchanged in 1938-1939 between British diplomat Geoffrey Thompson and U.S. ambassador to Spain Claude Bowers for their insights into the diplomatic relationship between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in the months before the outbreak of World War II. Differences between the United States and Great Britain over how to confront fascism in Europe are discussed, as are the Munich pact between Great Britain and Germany, and the British policy of appeasement.

The article discusses the diplomatic mission of United States Colonel Bonner Fellers to Cairo, Egypt in 1942 during World War II and the security breach that occurred with Fellers's communications back to the U.S. government in Washington, D.C. The author highlights the relationship between the British and American governments in the security issues that involved massive amounts of intelligence concerning British troops in Africa being leaked to the Axis countries, particularly Germany. The author also draws attention to the special nature of the relationship between the U.S. and British governments.

Discusses the status of science in the mainstream of British culture in the interwar years. Examination of the writings of the biologists Charles Scott Sherrington and Julian S. Huxley; Language shared in common by biology and social or cultural commentary; Balancing of traditional values with scientific forms of understanding; Significance of biology and natural science in British culture.

Discusses the dissolution of the British Empire in the 1960s. Infrastructure of Malaya during the 1950s; Reason for the defeat of the Communist guerrillas by the British; Dominant and conflicting visions of Malaysia; Significance of the expulsion of Singapore from Malaysia.

Examines the internal migration and growth of industrial community in Great Britain during the periods in between the two World Wars. How the internal migration raise tension between ethnic groups; City in Great Britain where most migrants flow into; Role of the state in the internal migration process.

Studies the formal attempt to establish a corporatist economy in Great Britain during the 1930s. Campaign for capitalist planning; Provisions of the proposed Self-Government for Industry Bill; Background on socio-economic conditions in the country during the 1930s; Justification of its proponents for a corporatist economy; Groups that espoused the campaign for industrial self-government; Controversy generated by the campaign; Philosophy for state intervention in business.

The article presents information about socialist Ellen Wilkinson, Great Britain's Minister of Education between 1945 and 1947, and states that her work in this role was somewhat ineffective, including her push for equal opportunity for all children. Reasons for this include her own successful background affecting her views, the Ministry retaining control over Wilkinson's actions, and that the Labour party was not clear about its own position on educational issues.