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DISHONOUR AND HONOUR: (L to R) A US Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star drops napalm bombs in Korea, May 1952; Emrys Hughes (son-in-law of Keir Hardie and Labour MP for South Ayrshire in Scotland from 1946 to 1969) called for Britain to withdraw from the war
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WE ARE often reminded in the mainstream world that Britain has had “a special relationship” with the US since WWII. We are less frequently reminded that over the same period the US and Britain have shared a special relationship with aggressive war.
During their wretched alliance, the US, much more powerful economically and militarily than Britain, has mostly been the primary aggressor, with Britain in close support.
The first huge example since 1945 of a US-driven war was that in Korea, begun in late June 1950 and ending with an armistice — but not a final peace settlement — on July 27 1953.
The summer of 1950 saw Labour abandon further nationalisation while escalating Korean War spending from £2.3m to £4.7m, as the government meekly accepted capitalism’s licence and became Washington’s yes-man, writes JOHN ELLISON
