I read and enjoyed Ian Jack’s article (Scilly,where the first PM to present his knees found happiness, 28 May) about Harold Wilson’s lifestyle, and reputation and legacy. However,there is also a more generous perspective. The fact remains that, despite a minuscule majority in the 1964 election, and Wilson’s government from 1964 to 1970 did introduce the odd important change or two.
Among other things,his government started the Open University; got legislation through on comprehensive education; introduced the first groundbreaking Race Relations Act; resisted the UK’s involvement in the Vietnam war; constructed more than 250000 homes per year, about half of which were council (and improved their space and amenity standards); and, and by the way,there was also the fresh towns programme.
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Source: theguardian.com