 Future prime minister (and Wilson's eventual successor) Callaghan is thought to be already too old for the job at almost 60.Jenkins tries to evade the question of whether—owing to his positive view of entry into the European Economic Community (later the European Union)—he might ultimately lead a party faction in a split over the issue.The political difficulties of being in opposition are discussed, including the problems implicit in opposing the Industrial Relations Bill when the Labour government had made its own attempt, with the "In Place of Strife" white paper, to change the legal framework under which industrial disputes should proceed.