| Author: | Paul Routledge | ISBN: | 9781912208524 |
| Publisher: | Haus Publishing | Publication: | January 1, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Haus Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paul Routledge |
| ISBN: | 9781912208524 |
| Publisher: | Haus Publishing |
| Publication: | January 1, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Haus Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Harold Wilson held out the promise of technology and of 'the Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution'. A balance of payment crisis, leading to devaluation in 1967, frustrated the fulfilment of his primeministerial promises. Meanwhile foreign affaris were dominated by the issue of Rhodesia, in which Wilson took a personal initiative in diplomacy with Ian Smith but failed to make any progress.
Harold Wilson held out the promise of technology and of 'the Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution'. A balance of payment crisis, leading to devaluation in 1967, frustrated the fulfilment of his primeministerial promises. Meanwhile foreign affaris were dominated by the issue of Rhodesia, in which Wilson took a personal initiative in diplomacy with Ian Smith but failed to make any progress.
