The decolonization of the mind long pre-dated political decolonization and also transcended it in its concern with the rearmament of the self and humanity as a whole.
The socialists were deeply divided over ideology but united in their determination to prevent conservatives from revising the 'peace constitution' and pursuing a policy of military rearmament.
It implied a connection between inadequate rearmament in the 1930s and failed economic policies since the 1920s.
Certainly he had been critical of delays in rearmament, and in private was frequently caustic towards him.
Intelligence appreciations consistently predicted that the new regime was intent on a policy of massive rearmament and territorial expansion.
Secondly, others have focused on rearmament, either making the treasury the scapegoat for military unpreparedness, or defending its approach to rearmament given resource constraints.
Enriching leisure time and improving the workplace would raise productivity, so necessary for rearmament and expansion.
In sum, expenditure on rearmament was completely at odds with the prevailing politics of disarmament and deflation.
