During 1965, by-election losses reduced the government's majority to a single seat; but in March 1966 Wilson took the gamble of calling another general election. Wilson's policy angered the left-wing of his Labour Party. ", O'Hara, Glen; Parr, Helen. For benefits in kind the changes over the same period for similar families were from 21% to 29% for lower-income families and from 9% to 10% for higher-income families. [38], By 1970, income in Britain was more equally distributed than in 1964, mainly because of increases in cash benefits, including family allowances.
He survived after two operations for cancer. CXCV. [34], One innovation of the Wilson government was the creation in 1968 of the Girobank, a publicly owned bank which operated via the Post Office network: As most working-class people in the 1960s didn't have bank accounts, this was designed to serve their needs, as such it was billed as the "people's bank". In particular, he has advised me that all the Security Service officers who have been interviewed have categorically denied that they were involved in, or were aware of, any activities or plans to undermine or discredit Lord Wilson and his Government when he was Prime Minister. ), "1966: Doctors and dentists get huge pay rise", "Warr & Co Chartered Accountants – Article – Changes To Capital Gains Tax", "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", "IFS: Long-Term trends in British Taxation and Spending", "Legislation & policy: mineral ownership | Planning | MineralsUK", "Marriage: legitimacy and adoption – UK Parliament", Clause 14, ALTERATIONS OF PERSONAL RELIEFS (Hansard, 27 May 1970), "BBC ON THIS DAY | 7 | 1974: Heath calls snap election over miners", "May 1972 | Ireland: The View from Dublin", "Britain offered Gaddafi £14m to stop supporting the IRA", "Wilson 'may have had Alzheimer's when he resigned, 'Wilson, (James) Harold, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (1916–1995)', House of Commons Hansard Debates for 23 November 1988, "Allegations No.10 was bugged by MI5 'removed' from official history", "The Right Honourable Sir Harold Wilson (1916–1995), Lord Wilson of Rievaulx, Fellow, Prime Minister (1964–1970 & 1974–1976)", "UK PoliticsPipeless Wilson immortalised in bronze", "Honorary graduates - University of Huddersfield", "Former Chancellors - University of Bradford", "Honorary Graduates - Lancaster University", https://www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gateway/file.php?name=list-of-honorary-graduates.pdf&site=76, https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/registrar/documents/hon-deg-list-feb2018.pdf, "Honorary Graduates - Honorary Graduates - University of Essex", "Clip: Honorary Degree - Open University Digital Archive", "Honorary Doctorate Recipients - Bar Ilan University", online edn, January 2009 accessed 15 October 2012, Speak for Britain! In 1965 Wilson was unable to avert an illegal declaration of independence by the white minority government of the British colony of Rhodesia, and his subsequent efforts to topple the rebel government by the use of economic sanctions rather than by military force failed. The National Plan produced by the DEA in 1965 targeted an annual growth rate of 3.8%, however, under the restrained circumstances the actual average rate of growth between 1964 and 1970 was a far more modest 2.2%. Despite his earlier association with Bevan, in 1955 he backed Hugh Gaitskell, the right-wing candidate in internal Labour Party terms, against Bevan for the party leadership. Please support the Brothers work.
Lord Stones Country Park, North York Moors National Park (Shutterstock) ... Rievaulx is a superb finish to a tranquil woodland and country lane walk of six miles. He sued the pop group the Move for libel after the band's manager Tony Secunda published a promotional postcard for the single "Flowers in the Rain", featuring a caricature depicting Wilson in bed with his female assistant, Marcia Williams.