Alec Douglas Home Flashcards
1
Q
When did MacMillan step down?
A
1963
2
Q
How was Home selected?
A
Because MacMillan did not want likely candidates like Butler and MacLeod to succeed in he supported Home instead
However as Home was a lord he had renounce his peerage in the House of Lords before taking office
3
Q
What was Home branded as by the media?
A
Dull and he was mocked for using matches to count
4
Q
Give 2 disadvantages of Home’s government
A
He was not a charismatic or confident political campaigner
Powell and Macleod refused to serve under him
5
Q
Give an advantage of Home
A
Because he was so boring it moved the party away from sleaze and built back some public trust in typical upper class tories
6
Q
How did Harold Wilson criticise Home’s selection?
A
He called it “aristocratic cabal”
