1958年是英国经济逐渐陷入危机的一年。在这一年中,英国经济由停滞转入衰退。因此,1959年的英国经济,无论从生产、对外贸易或是英镑情况来看也只会一天天更烂下去。随着经济状况的恶化,英国面临的国内外矛盾也将进一步尖锐,英国的处境将更不妙。生产下降、失业增加英国工业生产步步下降的趋势已成为英国的统治阶级再无法掩盖的事实。1958年12月7日英国“观察家报”写道:“过去政府可以装出工业没有下降的姿 The year 1958 marked the gradual collapse of the British economy. During this year, Britain’s economy shifted from recession to recession. Therefore, the British economy in 1959 will only get worse day by day in terms of production, foreign trade or the pound sterling. With the deteriorating economic conditions, the contradictions that Britain faces at home and abroad will also be further sharpened. The situation in Britain will be even worse. Decline in production and increase in unemployment The gradual decline in industrial production in Britain has become a fact that the ruling class in Britain can no longer hide. December 7, 1958 British “Observer” wrote: "In the past the government can be installed without declining industrial position