Book Chapter

ENGLISH HISTORY. SUMMARY: CHAPTER I.—THE EDUCATION BILL

1944

Overview

Public awaits Invasion of Continent (pg. 1). British Air Offensive (pg. 1-2). American Air Offensive (pg. 2). Protests against Bomb Damage (pg. 2-3). Government Reply (pg. 3). Successes against U-boats (pg. 3). Progress in Italy (pg. 3-4). Landing at Nettuno (pg. 4). Disappointing Results (pg. 4-5). German Counter-attacks (pg. 5). Allies reach Cassino (pg. 5). By-election Surprises (pg. 5-6). Labour Party Food Policy (pg. 6). Reinstatement in Civil Employment Bill (pg. 6-7). Education Bill Second Reading (pg. 7-8). Lord Beaverbrook on Civil Aviation (pg. 8-9). British Contribution to U.N.R.R.A. (pg. 9). Government's Road Plans (pg. 9). Mr. Hudson's Controversy with the Farmers (pg. 9-10). New Judges Appointed (pg. 10-11). Foreign Secretary on Japanese Atrocities (pg. 11). Conference on Electoral Reform (pg. 11-12). Extension of “Pay-as-you-earn” Income Tax (pg. 12). Protests against House of Commons Disqualification Bill (pg. 12). White Paper on National Health Service (pg. 12-13). Threat to Allied Force at Anzio (pg. 13-14). Bombing of Monte Cassino Abbey (pg. 14). Lord Chancellor on Protection of Monuments (pg. 14-15). Prime Minister on British War Achievements (pg. 15). On continuation of the Air Assault (pg. 15-16). On the Campaign in Italy (pg. 16). On British Attitude to Italy (pg. 16-17). To Yugoslavia (pg. 17). To Poland (pg. 17-18). Criticism in the Commons (pg. 18). Government By-election Success (pg. 18). Discontent in the Minefields (pg. 18-19). South Wales Strike (pg. 19). Negotiations with the Minister of Fuel (pg. 19-20). Wage Agreement causes new Outbreak (pg. 20). Mr. Bevin's Warning to Miners (pg. 20). T.U.C. General Council's Appeal (pg. 20). Men Return to Work (pg. 20-21). Royal Commission on Population (pg. 21). Intensified Aerial Bombing of Germany (pg. 21). Activity of Luftwaffe (pg. 21). Air Minister's Review of Work of R.A.F. (pg. 21-22). Air Minister on Civil Aviation Policy (pg. 22-23). War Minister on Reorganisation of Army (pg. 23-24). Demand for Increase in Army Pay (pg. 24). First Lord's Review of U-boat War (pg. 24-25). First Lord on Demand for Shipping Space (pg. 25). Civil Service Pensions Increase (pg. 25). Lord Cranborne on Treatment of Racial Minorities (pg. 25-26). Education Bill Committee Stage (pg. 26). Government Defeat (pg. 26-27). Prime Minister's Decision (pg. 27). The Vote of Confidence (pg. 27). Government Concessions (pg. 27). Public Anxiety on Housing (pg. 27). Lord Portal's Programme (pg. 27-28). Mr. Willink's Statement (pg. 28-29). Further Details (pg. 29). Disappointment of the House (pg. 29). Criticism in the Lords (pg. 29-30). Prime Minister's Statement (pg. 30). Committee on Basic English (pg. 30-31). Commons Invitation to Congress (pg. 31). Suspension of Travel between Great Britain and Eire (pg. 31-32). Fighting at Cassino (pg. 32). Increased Bombing of Germany (pg. 32). British Invasion of Arakan (pg. 32-33). British Invasion of Upper Burma (pg. 33). Accounts for 1943–44 (pg. 33).

• Subject: Addison, Lord / AIR Estimates / AIR offensive, British and American / AIR raids / Air raids, enemy / AKYAB / Alexander, Field-Marshal / Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V / Anderson, Rt. Hon. Sir John / ANGLO-AMERICAN relations / Atlantic Charter / Badoglio, Marshal (Italy) / Baker, Mr. Noel / Beaverbrook, Lord / Bevin, Rt. Hon. Ernest, M.P / Bombing Policy / Braithwaite, Major / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Burma / Butler, Hon. R. A / By-Elections / China / Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S / Civil Aviation / Coal industry / Cranborne, Lord / Customs and Excise / Deakin, Captain / Eden, Rt. Hon. Anthony, M.P / Eire (Irish Free State) / Eisenhower, Lt.-General Dwight D. (U.S.A.) / Excess Profits Tax / George, Major Gwilym Lloyd / Greenwood, RT. HON. ARTHUR / Grigg, Sir James / Housing programme / Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S / Income Tax / Italy / Japan / Lang, Lord / Latham, Lord / London / Maclean, Brigadier / Mihailovitch, General (Yugo.) / Morrison, Rt. Hon. Herbert / National Farmers' Union / Navy Estimates / ORR, Sir John / Portal, Lord / Reith, Lord / Roosevelt, President (U.S.A.) / Samuel, Lord / Shipping losses / Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John / Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir Archibald / Slim, General / Stalin, Marshal (Russia) / Tito, Marshal (Yugo.) / Trades Union Congress / WAR expenditure / Willink, Rt. Hon. Henry U / Wingate, Maj.-Gen. Orde C / Winterton, Earl / Woolton, Lord / Yugoslavia