IMF Standby Request
Seeks a standby loan from the International Monetary Fund during the sterling crisis.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
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Denis Winston Healey Biography and Timeline — Page 6
Follow Denis Winston Healey through 350 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Denis Winston Healey, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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International Monetary Fund
Britain applies to the International Monetary Fund for a loan of $3.9 billion. Britain appeals to the International Monetary Fund for a stand-by loan of 2,300 million pounds.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Pay Discipline - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Defends continued pay discipline while facing the IMF crisis.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Pay Discipline - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Defends continued pay discipline while facing the IMF crisis.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Pay Discipline - IMF
IMF context: Defends continued pay discipline while facing the IMF crisis.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Pay Discipline
Defends continued pay discipline while facing the IMF crisis.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Pay Policy
Healey faces the IMF loan application as sterling pressure intensifies.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Social Contract and IMF - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Faces the IMF crisis while defending the Social Contract and pay discipline.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Social Contract and IMF - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Faces the IMF crisis while defending the Social Contract and pay discipline.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Social Contract and IMF - IMF
IMF context: Faces the IMF crisis while defending the Social Contract and pay discipline.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Social Contract and IMF
Faces the IMF crisis while defending the Social Contract and pay discipline.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Social Contract
Healey faces the IMF crisis while defending continued pay discipline.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Sterling Pressure - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Faces intensifying sterling pressure as the IMF loan application is made.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Sterling Pressure - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Faces intensifying sterling pressure as the IMF loan application is made.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Sterling Pressure - IMF
IMF context: Faces intensifying sterling pressure as the IMF loan application is made.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Sterling Pressure
Faces intensifying sterling pressure as the IMF loan application is made.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Economy of Great Britain
Healey defends his measures to support the pound at the annual party conference.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Economy of Great Britain
Healey secures Commons support for the government’s economic strategy during the sterling crisis.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Vote of Confidence
The government wins a confidence vote by a majority of 13 on its economic policy.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Devaluation
The pound falls to $1.59.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Devaluation
The pound falls to $1.57.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Public Spending
The Party's National Executive vote to protest to Parliament about Government cuts.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
IMF December Agreement - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Concludes the December agreement underpinning Britain’s IMF programme.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF December Agreement - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Concludes the December agreement underpinning Britain’s IMF programme.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF December Agreement - IMF
IMF context: Concludes the December agreement underpinning Britain’s IMF programme.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF December Agreement
Concludes the December agreement underpinning Britain’s IMF programme.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Fiscal Measures - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Commits Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Fiscal Measures - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Commits Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Fiscal Measures - IMF
IMF context: Commits Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Fiscal Measures
Commits Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Letter of Intent - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Signs the letter of intent committing Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Letter of Intent - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Signs the letter of intent committing Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Letter of Intent - IMF
IMF context: Signs the letter of intent committing Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Letter of Intent
Healey signs the letter of intent committing Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Letter of Intent
Signs the letter of intent committing Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Programme Agreement - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Agrees an International Monetary Fund programme supporting sterling and public finances.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Programme Agreement - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Agrees an International Monetary Fund programme supporting sterling and public finances.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Programme Agreement - IMF
IMF context: Agrees an International Monetary Fund programme supporting sterling and public finances.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
IMF Programme Agreement
Agrees an International Monetary Fund programme supporting sterling and public finances.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Public Finance Programme - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Agrees IMF-linked measures supporting public finances.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.