Major continued to defend Britain's membership of the ERM, stating that " The ERM was the medicine to cure the ailment, but it was not the ailment ".

In the years 1812 to 1822, Castlereagh continued to competently manage Britain's foreign policy, generally pursuing a policy of continental engagement uncharacteristic of British foreign policy in the nineteenth century.

The indoor knockout competition started on 5 May, and continued as expected until the semi final round where Wilding was beaten by Britain's Charles P. Dixon.

The Marriage Act of 1753 also did not apply to Britain's overseas colonies of the time, so common law marriages continued to be recognized in the future United States and Canada.

In a state paper of February 1813 he pointed out that France, with the shipbuilding resources of Holland and Italy at her disposal, would be able to construct a fleet to match Britain's if the struggle continued much longer.

Because of the Empire's historical strength the United States had traditionally planned for a defensive war with it, and War Plan Red continued doing so even as American power grew to match Britain's.

Chaired by Britain's foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, the ambassadors ' conference initially decided to create an autonomous Albania under continued Ottoman rule, but with the protection of the Great Powers.

The alliance was unpopular, however, with many in parliament and in the country who continued to consider France Britain's natural enemy.

Even after the United Nations followed Britain's lead in imposing sanctions, the apartheid regime in South Africa continued to give economic support to Rhodesia, but did not extend official recognition to the new state, sending only an ' Accredited Diplomatic Representative ' to Salisbury.

A special party conference is called to vote on Conservative support for Britain's continued membership in the EEC, and a fiery speech from Alan leads to a decisive vote to leave.

At the start of Britain's military intervention in Libya, Chancellor George Osborne told MPs it was likely to cost tens of millions of pounds, raised to £ 260m by the MoD as the action continued over the summer.

He had fallen out with them over Britain's continued membership of the European Economic Community which he supported but they did not.

First Britain's traditional strength in rowing continued as the men's coxless four, stroked by Matthew Pinsent, narrowly won gold, a defining moment since this was Pinsent's fourth gold medal in as many games.

Bradley Wiggins continued Britain's cycling success, winning gold in the 4 km pursuit.

He continued working with the cream of Britain's acting crop during his ten years ( 1929 – 1939 ) on the West End stage.

In 2004 he was Oxfam Great Britain's Poet-in-residence, and has continued to run their poetry series in London, and edit books, a DVD and CDs to help raise funds for the charity.

The formal delineation of the international border had not completely allayed Britain's fears of losing its Pacific territories, especially as it continued to lag behind the western United States in population and development.

It was soon felt in Whitehall that German commercial penetration in particular constituted a direct threat to Britain's continued economic and political hegemony south of the Limpopo.

In recognition of its centenary in December 2009, local MPs Tom Watson, Khalid Mahmood and Richard Burden raised a motion in the House of Commons stating that the House " recognises the value of independent cinemas to the cultural and social life of local communities ; celebrates the continued success of Britain's oldest working cinema, The Electric in Birmingham ; notes that on 2 December 2009 a centenary celebration is taking place for the cinema that started life as a silent movie theatre, became a news theatre during the Second World War and succumbed to dereliction in 2003 ".

RAF Sembawang was a key part of Britain's continued military presence in the Far East ( along with the three other RAF bases in Singapore: RAF Changi, RAF Seletar, RAF Tengah ) during the critical period of the Malayan Emergency ( 1948 – 1960 ), the Brunei Revolt in 1962 and the Indonesia – Malaysia confrontation ( 1962 – 1966 ).

After the nationalisation or Britain's railways in 1948 British Railways continued construction of this Great Western class until 1950.

Furthermore, and perhaps most significantly, she expressed Britain's concession on its position of a continued British presence in the form of an administration post-handover.

After the nationalisation of Britain's railways in 1948 all 30 Counties continued to do useful work throughout the Western Region of British Railways, working with Castles on expresses to and from Paddington as well as more menial freight and parcels tasks.

Following his retirement, Blackwell's continued interest in legal matters was shown by his 1934 appointment as chairman of the statutory committee of Britain's Pharmaceutical Society, to which he had been elected an honorary member in 1928.

Britain's success in the Seven Years War had allowed them to eclipse France as the leading colonial power.

More recently Sir Harrison Birtwistle has emerged as one of Britain's most significant contemporary composers from his first opera Punch and Judy to his most recent critical success in The Minotaur.

The London Magazine of 1766 offered ' Pitt, Pompadour, Prussia, Providence ' as the reasons for Britain's success in the Seven Years ' War.

This line of argument partly blames Wilson for the civil unrest of the late 1970s ( during Britain's Winter of Discontent ), and for the electoral success of the Conservative party and its ensuing 18-year rule.

A huge critical and popular success, the series received a number of awards, including several BAFTAs and in 2004 was voted sixth in the Britain's Best Sitcom poll.

After the success at Yorktown, the French fleet went to the West Indies as part of a plan to invade Britain's colony of Jamaica.

Following Edwards ' disappearance, Bradfield, Moore and Wire persisted with Manic Street Preachers, and went on to gain critical and commercial success, becoming one of Britain's premier rock bands.

Its original success has been reinforced by its regular repetition worldwide ( PBS in the US ; BBC One and Gold in the UK ) and when, in 2004, the sitcom was ranked 12th in the countdown of Britain's Best Sitcom.

Although it enabled the newly created Port of Manchester to become Britain's third busiest port — despite the city being about 40 miles ( 64 km ) inland — the canal never achieved the commercial success its sponsors had hoped for.

In western countries, where Muslim immigration is more recent, Muslim minorities have introduced sharia family law, for use in their own disputes, with varying degrees of success e. g., Britain's Muslim Arbitration Tribunal.

On the other hand, Mahan's emphasis of sea power as the crucial fact behind Britain's ascension neglected the well-documented roles of diplomacy and armies ; Mahan's theories could not explain the success of terrestrial empires, such as Bismarckian Germany.

The SDP came second in many constituencies, including nearly 70 % of the Conservative-won seats, though the bulk of Labour's defectors to the SDP in 1981 lost their seats, but Britain's first past the post electoral system meant that this success did not translate into parliamentary seats.

However, Britain's success in the conflict saw Margaret Thatcher and her Tory government surge back to the top of the opinion polls, and her position was stengthened further by the end of the year as the recession ended and more voters had faith in her economic policies.

It soon overtook the Austin Allegro as Britain's second most popular small family car, although it was still a long way behind the Ford Escort in terms of sales success.

The MK1 Astra was a strong seller in the UK and quickly established itself as Britain's second most popular small family car, but was never able to match the runaway sales success of the Ford Escort.

Writing in the Daily Telegraph in November 2003, Nigel Short claimed that " Tony was insanely jealous of my success, and his inability to accept that he was no longer Britain's number one was an indication of, if not a trigger for, his descent into madness.

He is often remembered for his observation following Britain's success in the Seven Years War and subsequent territorial expansion at the Treaty of Paris that Britain now controlled " a vast Empire, on which the sun never sets ".

However Britain's success in the war forced France to cede all of Canada to the British at the Treaty of Paris.

Among their clients was a young actor and singer called John Leyton, whose unexpected success as a recording artist made both Stigwood and his then associate Joe Meek into Britain's first independent record producers.

It was only after her death that Stanley Baldwin, then Britain's Prime Minister, brought about her commercial success through his approbation ; at a Literary Fund dinner in 1928, Baldwin referred to her as a neglected genius.

Though unsuccessful at the box office, due to its success on video it has since been described as " one of Britain's biggest cult films ".

* Athletics brings huge success, as Solihull School regularly beat many of Britain's most prestigious schools.

After Britain's victory in the Falklands War Barnett spoke of the " courage, professionalism and ultimate success of our Falklands task force " but added: