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James Callaghan, British Prime Minister 1976-9, Labour. Born: 27 March 1912 in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Died: 26 March 2005 in East Sussex.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/10/newsid_2518000/2518957.stm
The Prime Minister, James Callaghan, flies back into strike-torn Britain denying allegations the country is in chaos, 10 January, 1979.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/5/newsid_4074000/4074428.stm
James Callaghan wins the Labour leadership contest and takes over at Number 10 Downing Street, 5 April, 1976.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/28/newsid_2531000/2531007.stm
Prime Minister James Callaghan loses a parliamentary vote of confidence by a minority of one - forcing him to call an early general election, 28 March, 1979.
http://www.infobritain.co.uk/James_Callaghan.htm
Biographic article.
http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/leadership-and-change-prime-ministers-in-the-post-war-world-james-callaghan
Lecture by Professor the Lord (Kenneth) Morgan with response by Professor Peter Hennessy. Full text, audio and video files.
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200506/steyn
Obituary by Mark Steyn.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/dec/30/archives-callaghan-labour-memo-1978
Description of The "Jim'll Fix it" note, which shows Callaghan's unfounded optimism in 1978.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/dec/30/james-callaghan-crisis-winter-1978
Papers released from the National Archive add interesting details to the history of The Winter of Discontent.
http://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/mar/28/guardianobituaries.politics
Obituary written by David McKie.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/official-papers-show-james-callaghan-2137028
Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan abandoned plans for a snap general election out of a "malicious" delight in confounding the Tories, according to official papers made public after 30 years in 2008.
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/06/call-j10.html
Article By Ann Talbot.
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