Harold Wilson shocks the world as he resigns as Labour leader. Dubbed ‘The man who came near to making Labour a natural party of government’ he brings an end to a thirty-year career at the top of British politics. The story of his resignation: Wilson had planned his retirement months in advance and had decided … Continue reading The Resignation: The End Of The Harold Wilson Era
Harold Wilson
The End of a Thousand Years of History – Labour’s Long March To Brexit
Hugh Gaitskell, Barbara Castle, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Tony Benn, Neil Kinnock, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Jeremy Corbyn all have one thing in common. They have all advocated withdrawal from the EEC/EU at some point in their long political careers. But only Jeremy Corbyn can see it through to fruition. It begs the question, why … Continue reading The End of a Thousand Years of History – Labour’s Long March To Brexit
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