Book launch of 'Harold Wilson:The Unprincipled Prime Minister?', by Andrew Crines and Kevin Hickson
4:00pm - 6:00pm /
Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Type: Other /
Category: Research
- 0151 794 2915
- Dr Andrew Crines and Dr Kevin Hickson
- Admission: The event is free of charge but please RSVP to Kevin Hickson: kah1@liverpool.ac.uk or Andrew Crines: acrines@liverpool.ac.uk to register.
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The year 2016 marks the centenary of Harold Wilson’s birth and the 50th anniversary of his most impressive general election victory. Wilson was one of the longest serving prime ministers of the 20th-century and won more general elections than any other Labour leader.
This remarkable new study, to be launched at the House of Commons, offers a comprehensive and timely reappraisal of the man and his record, examining the context within which he operated, his approach to leadership and responses to changing social and economic norms, the successes and failure of his policies, and how he was viewed by peers from across the political spectrum. Finally, it examines the overall impact of Harold Wilson on the development of British politics.
With contributions from leading experts in the fields of political study, and from Wilson’s own contemporaries, this book is an important new assessment of one of the political giants of 20th-century politics.
This remarkable new study, to be launched at the House of Commons, offers a comprehensive and timely reappraisal of the man and his record, examining the context within which he operated, his approach to leadership and responses to changing social and economic norms, the successes and failure of his policies, and how he was viewed by peers from across the political spectrum. Finally, it examines the overall impact of Harold Wilson on the development of British politics.
With contributions from leading experts in the fields of political study, and from Wilson’s own contemporaries, this book is an important new assessment of one of the political giants of 20th-century politics.