It might have been expected that Labour would win a landslide election in 1974 but, the Harold Wilson election was close-run and returned a minority.
The miners had won yet another massive pay rise and the country is still paying.
Northern Ireland Troubles | Birmingham Bombings | Harold Wilson’s Solution
Harold Wilson was Prime Minister in the early 70s when the Northern Ireland troubles spilled over to the mainland with catastrophic consequences.
The outrage of the Birmingham pub bombings shocked the British public and life would never be the same again.
Edward Heath | Conservative Party | He can helm a Yacht, but can he guide a Country?
Edward Heath wanted, more than anything else, to get Britain into Europe. To join the Common Market, the world’s most lucrative single-market.
Perhaps never before had the language of Voltaire been subjected to such a battering. But while Ted Heath was hardly one of history’s great linguists, his speech had sent an unmistakable message.
