By Daniel Esson As most Labour governments tend to be, the Wilson ministry of 1964-70 was far from tranquil. Taking power in 1964 with a wafer-thin majority of just four, the Wilson years were a time of significant change in Britain with the trade unions central to debates. Graeter change could have come, if now-forgotten... Continue Reading →
1966. A General Election. A Labour Landslide. England win the World Cup. Winning a majority of 96 seats, Harold Wilson hails the victory as the ‘greatest in peacetime’. Here are some of the highlights from the BBC election night coverage, which can be viewed in full here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j_Ms4g_wd8 Labour ran its campaign with the slogan... Continue Reading →
#OTD 1969. Commons debate Barbara Castle’s ‘In Place of Strife’ - her White Paper to reform Britain’s trade unions and wider industrial relations. She wrote in her diary that ‘I am under no illusion that I may be committing political suicide’ A thread on her battle with the Labour Party and eventual defeat Between 1964... Continue Reading →
A watershed moment in the fight for gender equality, the Equal Pay Act 1970 ‘stated that women should receive equal pay for equal work’. If they believed they were paid less than a male counterpart, engaged in similar work, they could take their employer to a tribunal. The Road to 1970 Whilst its impact has... Continue Reading →
