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Apr 27, 2019 · Harold Wilson served as prime minister for almost eight years, then a peacetime record. For 13 years he led the Labour Party, winning four general elections and losing one.In 1976 he gave up ...
- It’S Not The Economy, Stupid
- Third Party Threat
- The Past Is Not A Foreign Country
While Wilson made much of his background as an Oxford-trained economics expert, he failed in particular to convince the public that he would be better at managing the economy than his Conservative rivals. Even though Alec Douglas-Home, the old Etonian aristocrat in charge of the Tories, publicly questioned his own ability to do maths, his party sti...
When it came to threats from other political parties, Wilson didn’t have to deal, as does Miliband, with a party like UKIP that successfully exploited fears about immigration. The racist right was tiny and divided in the 1960s. But another group was threatening to take votes from Westminster’s two big parties at the time. Taking advantage of discon...
No political conjuncture is ever quite the same, but nor is the past an entirely foreign country. Harold Wilson defied many disadvantages to win in 1964 and Miliband should look closely at his much-maligned predecessor’s achievement. For the two leaders share a similar strategic position. Wilson set out to make himself acceptable to the suburbs whi...
Oct 4, 2022 · In the end, the life of Harold Wilson perhaps teaches a lesson about winning that cannot be learned. A major part of Wilson’s victories was won by Wilson being Wilson. Labour had a socially ...
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Apr 13, 2024 · Anderson was right to underscore Wilson’s hostility to consumerism, to a straightforward embourgeoisement thesis, and his deep commitment to productivism. He went on: “For the first time in its history, the Labour Party is now lead by a man who by any standards is a consummately adroit and aggressive politician.
Dec 1, 2010 · The sub-title of the book—The Labour Government and East-West Politics, 1964–1970—perhaps better conveys the substance than the main title. Hughes does not provide a systematic discussion of Harold Wilson's thinking on defence and foreign affairs during his political life, even though, for example, he provides interesting parallels ...
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- 2010
party unity. … I am determined to avoid the splits of 1959. (Wilson to Barbara Castle, quoted in Perkins, 2003: 259) Harold Wilson died in 1995 but still remains an enigma, much maligned and much misunderstood. His thirteen years as Labour Party leader still leave many political historians perplexed about what exactly Wilson believed in
Nov 22, 2019 · It has been argued that Mr Wilson was better placed to unite his divided party and provide leadership continuity as a result. Jeremy Corbyn confirmed this evening that he would adopt a neutral ...
