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Harold Wilson was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II on 16 October 1964 and formed the first Wilson ministry, a Labour government, which held office with a thin majority between 1964 and 1966.
Labour Government 1964-70. Wilson Government 1964-66. Inflation and a balance of payments deficit faced this government; The deficit was £800 million; International fear that Labour would devalue £ as in 1931 and 1949; There was a run on the £ as foreigners withdrew their money from London
xiii, 401 p. : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-394) and index Labour in opposition, 1951-64 / Kevin Jefferys -- The social background of Labour MPs elected in 1964 and 1966 / Peter Dorey -- The problem of party management / Eric Shaw -- The Fabian political economy of Harold Wilson / Noel Thompson -- From 'policy for incomes' to incomes policy / Peter Dorey -- Industrial ...
Mar 2, 2007 · The Labour Governments, 1964–1970. pp., hbk, ISBN 0-714-65619-4. The 19 chapters of this book cover the policy areas of industrial relations, incomes, the EEC, foreign affairs, Whitehall reform, parliamentary reform, devolution, English regional policy, Northern Ireland, education, pensions, immigration, the legal status of homosexuality and ...
- John Callaghan
- 2007
Jun 11, 2024 · He explains concisely the fall of Labour as a party of government, the reasons for its years in the wilderness, and traces how it managed, after thirteen years, to regain the confidence of the public and to become once again an electable force.
Trade union strife undermines the economic strategy and the Europe question opens bitter divisions. But groundbreaking social reforms including abolition of capital punishment, legalisation of...
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Apr 18, 2006 · The Labour governments 1964-1970. P. Dorey. Published 18 April 2006. Political Science, History. Peter Dorey here presents the most comprehensive, in-depth and original book of the 1964-1970 labour governments published to date.
