The "crisis" of the title refers to the Heath Government's confrontation with the

coal miners' union, which was demanding a 33 per cent pay increase. Mr. Heath had called an election--an election that he would lose, setting the stage for Margaret Thatcher's ascendancy. This show offers a spirited and wide-ranging discussion, exploring the differences between American and British law on strikes in essential industries, the differences in the two countries' electoral systems, and the causes of inflation. WFB: "[What about] the rather unexpected move of Enoch Powell. How do you interpret his decision not to run again?" (See #S127, below.) BL: "I think Tony ought to speak first on that one because he's an old--" WFB: "Powell watcher?" BL: "...Powellite from top to bottom, and I'm not." AL: "I'm not a Powellite from top to bottom." BL: "From side to side, then." AL: "I'm a Powellite from side to side, yes. Two things only I'd say about it. One, I think that Powell could not have run on a Heath election platform. It would have been totally inconsistent with everything he's said, and since intellectual honesty is his main banner--Bernard may not believe it, but it is his main banner--it would have been quite illogical for him to run on this platform."