The Sixties - Politics Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Which party was in power?
A
Labour - Harold Wilson
2
Q
Election victory 1964
A
Narrow victory w/ Labour only up by 13 seats to the Conservatives
1964 Labour Campaign Speech showed Labour as being up to date w/ social trends –> white heat of technology
Wilson = great moderniser + down to earth
Labour strengthened leadership by calling 1966 election (Douglas-Home no match for Wilson)
3
Q
Wilson leadership + ideology (right or left)
A
On Labour left (Bevanite)
BUT supported nuclear deterrent + attempted to reform trade unions + had been in Gaitskell’s cabinet
Applealing as classless, 1st PM to be educated at state school + Yorkshire accent + smoked pipe
In private = anxious + heavily reliant on personal team of trusted advisors (from outside the government)
