In 1977, the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) was blacklisted for breaching the Labour government's pay controls under the Social Contract. As the Callaghan administration struggled to establish economic credibility, extending its reach into the private sector emerged as a political priority. JLP became a test case of government resolve months before the Ford strike of autumn 1978 that ushered in the Winter of Discontent. This article uses JLP records to create a more nuanced picture of the tensions, contestations, and vacillations of pay policy in the late 1970s. By doing so, gaps between policy conception and implementation emerge and intersect; both the business and the government faced constraints in implementing policy, despite powerful beliefs about the integrity of their actions. The article is not primarily a case study, however, and aims to contribute to broader debates. The constitutional significance, rather than the commercial impact, of government sanctions became a keynote of critique of JLP's blacklisting, suggesting that contemporaries recognized this was a confrontation of the political moment between the state and the private sector. By looking from a business's perspective, we also gain insight into how organizations approached, negotiated with, and responded to the government. Recovering the JLP blacklisting episode further shows how business archives offer great promise as resources for political history.

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“秘密名单和制裁”：1970 年代英国将约翰刘易斯合伙企业列入黑名单和薪酬政治

1977 年，约翰刘易斯合伙公司 (JLP) 因违反工党政府在社会契约下的薪酬控制而被列入黑名单。随着卡拉汉政府努力建立经济信誉，将其扩展到私营部门成为政治优先事项。JLP 在 1978 年秋季引发不满之冬的福特罢工前几个月成为政府决心的测试案例。本文使用 JLP 记录来更细致地描绘 1970 年代后期薪酬政策的紧张、争论和动摇。这样一来，政策构想和实施之间的差距就会出现并相互交叉；企业和政府在执行政策时都面临限制，尽管他们坚信自己的行为是正直的。这篇文章主要不是一个案例研究，但是，并旨在为更广泛的辩论做出贡献。政府制裁的宪法意义而非商业影响成为批评 JLP 黑名单的基调，这表明同时代人认识到这是国家与私营部门之间政治时刻的对抗。通过从企业的角度来看，我们还深入了解了组织如何与政府接触、谈判和回应政府。恢复 JLP 黑名单事件进一步展示了商业档案如何作为政治历史资源提供了巨大的希望。暗示同时代人认识到这是国家和私营部门之间政治时刻的对抗。通过从企业的角度来看，我们还深入了解了组织如何与政府接触、谈判和回应政府。恢复 JLP 黑名单事件进一步展示了商业档案如何作为政治历史资源提供了巨大的希望。暗示同时代人认识到这是国家和私营部门之间政治时刻的对抗。通过从企业的角度来看，我们还深入了解了组织如何与政府接触、谈判和回应政府。恢复 JLP 黑名单事件进一步展示了商业档案如何作为政治历史资源提供了巨大的希望。