Political Developments: Reasons for Labour winning the 1964 Election and 1966 Election results Flashcards
How did Wilson present himself to the public?
He was a down to earth moderniser who was relaxed
How did Wilson privately think about his leadership?
He was always paranoid someone would try to overthrow him
What did Wilson embrace?
The “white heat of technology”
How was Wilson different to Home?
Wilson heavily understood numbers and economics when Home did not
What age did Wilson say Britain was in, and who they were governed by?
Said Britain was in the jet age but was governed by the outdated Edwardian Establishment
What side of the Labour Party was Wilson initially on before being PM?
Labour left
What side of the Labour Party was Wilson on when he became Prime Minister? What contradicted this?
He was still on the left, but supported the nuclear programme
What did Wilson smoke to seem more like a common man?
A pipe instead of a cigar
Who were the 1964 Labour government more in touch with?
The younger generations
How can Wilson be seen to be more in touch with the younger generation? (2 ways)
He gave The Beatles MBE’s and met with the cast of Coronation Street
What seat majority did Labour win in 1964?
4 seats
What did Wilson say he would do to industry and society in his 1964 manifesto?
He said he would make far reaching changes in economic and social attitudes
What did Wilson put an emphasis on research wise?
Scientific Research
How would the scientific research findings be used?
They would be implemented in to industries to make them more efficient
What is a problem to achieving the scientific research integration to British industry?
The Soviets have done the same, Labour needs to be cautious not to make the public think UK becoming the USSR
