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"It's Being So Cheerful ..." - Stafford Cripps (1947)

Cripps, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,...

SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS OFF TO INDIA

Sir Stafford Cripps Off To India (1942)

Sir Stafford Cripps makes a speech in his garden prior to his...

AUSTRALIA'S £8,000,000 GIFT

Australia's £8,000,000 Gift (1949)

The Australian Govt gives Britain Eight Million Pounds to help...

AUSTRALIA PRESENTS £8 MILLION CHEQUE

Australia Presents £8 Million Cheque (1949)

Australian High Commissioner Ron Beasley with cheque...

BURMA TREATY SIGNED

Burma Treaty Signed (1947)

Attlee and Burmese PM sign independence treaty.

AUSTRALIAN GIFT TO UK £8,000,000

Australian Gift To UK £8,000,000 (1949)

The Australian Govt gives Britain Eight Million Pounds to...

MINISTERS ARRIVE AT NO 10

Ministers Arrive At No 10 (1947)

Cabinet ministers arriving to No 10 Downing Street.

 

 

ALLIED GREETINGS TO RUSSIA

Allied Greetings To Russia (1942)

'Greetings to the Soviet' event in London and a speech from Sir...

SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS ON INDIA

Sir Stafford Cripps On India (1942)

Sir Stafford Cripps makes a speech to camera on the current Indian...

THE CHURCH AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

The Church And Social Problems (1942)

Archbishop of Canterbury and Sir Stafford Cripps talk of the...

MOPS ON THE MARCH

Mops On The March (1949)

Tea ladies and cleaners march in London to protest for more money in their wage...

SPENDING REVIEW FURORE 1949

Spending Review Furore 1949 (1949)

Chancellor Sir Stafford Cripps makes his budget speech - not much...

DEVALUATION 'THE ONLY WAY' - SAYS SIR STAFFORD

Devaluation 'the Only Way' - Says Sir Stafford (1949)

Sir Stafford Cripps explains why the...

WAGES V. PRICES

Wages V. Prices "- And Production" - Sir S. Cripps AKA Waves V. Prices Trade... (1948)

First...

MR DALTON'S LAST BUDGET

Mr Dalton's Last Budget (1947)

Hugh Dalton tells us of his plans, the newsreel tells us that he was...

SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS IN CAIRO

Sir Stafford Cripps In Cairo (1941)

Sir Stafford Cripps visits Cairo on his way to New Delhi.

BUDGET STORY

Budget Story (1949)

Chancellor of the Exchequer presents new budget.

£8,000,000 CHEQUE PRESENTED TO BRITAIN BY AUSTRALIA

£8,000,000 Cheque Presented To Britain By Australia (1949)

Australian High Commissioner presents...

BUDGET DAY

Budget Day (1950)

Budget day scenes around the Houses of Parliament. London.

THE BUDGET

The Budget (1948)

Scenes outside House of Commons on Budget Day.

SIGNING OF THE ECONOMIC CO- OPERATION AGREEMENT E.R.P. BY ERNEST BEVIN AND ...

Signing Of The Economic Co- Operation Agreement E.R.P. By Ernest Bevin And ... (1948)

Sir...

ERNEST BEVIN AND SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS LEAVE FOR WASHINGTON DOLLAR TALKS

Ernest Bevin And Sir Stafford Cripps Leave For Washington Dollar Talks (1949)

Bevin and Cripps...

 SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS BACK FROM SWITZERLAND

Sir Stafford Cripps Back From Switzerland (1951)

Sir Stafford Cripps arrives home after trip to...

STAFFORD CRISP & JOHN SNYDER AT NO 10 DOWNING STREET

Stafford Crisp & John Snyder At No 10 Downing Street (1949)

Chancellor of the Exchequer meets his...

BOAC FLYING BOAT

BOAC Flying Boat (1946)

Lord Pethick-Lawrence and Sir Stafford Cripps return from India after...

CHANCELLOR PRESENTS BUDGET

Chancellor Presents Budget (1948)

Sir Stafford Cripps presents new budget - comment by W. J. Brown,...

CAMPAIGN FOR INDIAN INDEPENDENCE aka CABINET MISSION AT WORK FOR INDIAN...

Campaign For Indian Independence AKA Cabinet Mission At Work For Indian... (1946)

British...

SIAMESE MISSION GOES HOME

Siamese Mission Goes Home (1946)

Siamese statesmen embark at Victoria after a visit to this country.

BURMESE DELEGATION AT NO 10

Burmese Delegation At No 10 (1947)

Delegation from Burma visits Britain to discuss "Home rule for...

INDIAN MISSION LEAVES

Indian Mission Leaves (1946)

Sir Stafford Cripps, A. V. Alexander and Lord Pethwick-Lawrence leave for...

SIGNING THE ANGLO-SOVIET AGREEMENT

Signing The Anglo-Soviet Agreement (1941)

The Anglo-Soviet agreement is signed by Molotov and Cripps...

BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1947

Battle Of Britain 1947 (1947)

A great story about the economic difficulties facing Britain after the...

SECOND FRONT

Second Front (1942)

Speeches by Sir Stafford Cripps and Lord Beaverbrook about the Second Front.

PREMIER IN SCOTLAND aka CHURCHILL IN SCOTLAND

Premier In Scotland AKA Churchill In Scotland (1942)

Winston Churchill receives Freedom of City of...

CABINET'S INDIA MISSION aka CABINETS INDIA MISSION

Cabinet's India Mission AKA Cabinets India Mission (1946)

Labour government's special commission...

DOLLAR TALKS SATISFACTORY - SAYS BEVIN

Dollar Talks Satisfactory - Says Bevin (1949)

Bevin makes a statement on the success of dollar talks...

DEVALUATION BRINGS BACK PARLIAMENT

Devaluation Brings Back Parliament (1949)

MPs are recalled to Parliament to discuss a change in the...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA - LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE

People In Camera - Labour Party Conference (1948)

Labour party conference in Scarborough,...

STRIKE CRISIS

Strike Crisis (1955)

Railway strike talks in Unity House, London and Standard workers' meeting in...

SHINWELL RESIGNS

Shinwell Resigns (1967)

Retrospective of career and life of Emmanuel Shinwell after his resignation....

PEOPLE WERE NEWS aka PRIME MINISTER'S DAUGHTER WEDS

People Were News AKA Prime Minister's Daughter Weds (1947)

Clement Attlee's daughter Janet gets...

DOLLAR TALKS

Dollar Talks (1949)

British, Canadian and American ministers discuss dollar loans.

NATIONALISATION OF COAL 1946

Nationalisation Of Coal 1946 (1946)

Cabinet Ministers attend the nationalisation of coal ceremony....

ATTLEE WELCOMES DE VALERA aka DE VALERA AT NO. 10

Attlee Welcomes De Valera AKA De Valera At No. 10 (1947)

Irish premier Eamon De Valera arrives at...

COUNCIL OF EUROPE MEET TO DISCUSS ATLANTIC PACT

Council Of Europe Meet To Discuss Atlantic Pact (1949)

Delegates of Council of Europe meet in...

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION

European Economic Co-Operation (1949)

European delegates arriving for meeting at Chateau de la Muette,...

SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS ON HOLIDAY IN ITALY

Sir Stafford Cripps On Holiday In Italy (1950)

Sir Stafford Cripps with Lady Cripps and daughter on...

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

Remembrance Sunday (1946)

Remembrance Sunday ceremony in London - King and Princess Elizabeth laying...

GENERAL SMUTS AT CAMBRIDGE BEING INSTALLED CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY aka...

General Smuts At Cambridge Being Installed Chancellor Of The University Aka... (1948)

Ceremonial...

16 NATIONS MEETING ON MARSHALL AID

16 Nations Meeting On Marshall Aid (1948)

Delegates from 16 nations meet to discuss the Marshall Aid...