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Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister 1964-70 and 1974-6, Labour. Born: 11 March 1916 in Cowlersley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Died: 24 May 1995 in London.

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• BBC News: Wilson's economic gamble

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/uk_confidential/1093286.stm
  Documents disclosed for the first time appear to show that Prime Minister Harold Wilson considered some unexpected political tactics in 1970.

• BBC On This Day: Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigns

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/16/newsid_2524000/2524099.stm
  Harold Wilson's sudden resignation on 16 March, 1976. Video footage available.

• InfoBritain: Harold Wilson

  http://www.infobritain.co.uk/Harold_Wilson.htm
  Biographical article.

• Paul Foot: Harold Wilson and the Labour Left

  http://www.marxists.org/archive/foot-paul/1968/xx/wilson.htm
  Published in International Socialism (1st series), No.33, Summer 1968.

• Paul Foot: Pipe dreams

  http://pubs.socialistreviewindex.org.uk/sr187/foot.htm
  Paul Foot recalls the Labour victory of 1964 and how his hopes of the time were swiftly shattered. Published in the Socialist Review.

• The Guardian: Harold Wilson - Leading Labour beyond pipe dreams

  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/1995/may/25/obituaries
  The Guardian's obituary of Wilson written by Geoffrey Goodman.

• Time: A Tiny Victory for Harold Wilson

  http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,945002,00.html
  Article on Wilson’s second narrow victory in 1974.

• Time: Britain: Looking Back at No. 10

  http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,918445-1,00.html
  Review of Harold Wilson's book, 'The Governance of Britain'.

• Time: Harold Wilson's Stunning Last Surprise

  http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,918156,00.html
  Article on Wilson’s unexpected resignation in 1976.

• Time: Harold Wilson: 'A Sense of Timing'

  http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,913381-1,00.html
  Analysis of Wilson's plans after the House of Commons approved the government's emergency package.

• Time: Wilson's First Hundred Hours

  http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,911110,00.html
  Article on the beginnings of Wilson’s second premiership.

• Time: Yes or No for Europe

  http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,836803,00.html
  Article on the chances of the UK joining the Common Market after Harold Wilson’s return from his sixth travel to the Common Market countries.

 

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