The #BiafraWar, aka #NigerianCivilWar, was fought with little regard for civilians, with Nigerian leadership using (& defending) starvation as a tool of war; two million died. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1969, PM #HaroldWilson lied about the scale of British arms exports to #Nigeria.

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I was tempted to post a simple "Ignore Tony, follow Harold!" message to Starmer, but as this article suggests, Wilson's "keeping the UK out of Vietnam" story is not quite that straightforward.

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Harold Wilson is trending

Too late, we've gone back further - over on the other channel #HaroldWilson is trending.

Stand firm Keir. We remember #HaroldWilson and #Vietnam. The Americans didn’t like it, but it was the right thing to do

Hush, My Cushla,tush while shadows stalk/Not even Harold, with pipe,would dare here to walk/For footsteps tread,in midst of night/ist Captain's fall of foot,on rock shingles,so light?/Nor even breath,let ur tremble accompany this chill/For men creep still,"69" upon their every ill ! 🇮🇪 #HaroldWilson

I remember #HaroldWilson being thought a Russian spy!

All of this...
At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister. Over and above communication and vigilance, there are two factors I have always mentioned.
They are sleep,and a sense of history.
#HaroldWilson

“The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.”
Harold Wilson, October 1st, 1962.
#LabourParty
#HaroldWilson

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1965, #HaroldWilson (#Labour) created the #BritishIndianOceanTerritory, the first step in the #genocidal #EthnicCleansing of the #Chagossian people. Every person was removed from their homes, never to return, just so the US could lease #DiegoGarcia base.

AGENT LAVENDER | Sea Lion Press

In today's #SaturdayShowcase of past SLP #AlternateHistory #books it's the one that started it all. @tomblack.uk and @jacktindale.bsky.social explore #WhatIf there been any truth to the (wrong) #conspiracytheory that #HaroldWilson was a #communist #spy. www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...

WINNER OF A WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARD 🏆
'A terrific short biography' @prospect_uk Book of the Year

#HaroldWilson by @alan_books publishes in paperback today.

Find out more: bit.ly/HaroldWilson

#OnThisDay 22 October 1976
OUR HAROLD
They used to say that when #HaroldWilson was PM you could knock on the door of No. 10 and Kenny Lynch would open it. No Prime Minister has courted show-business like Sir Harold. Tonight he talks to David Frost. Here, stars who have met him...

#HaroldWilson led the Labour Party to victory in the #British general election #OnThisDay in 1946 & effected some significant reforms including decriminalization of #homosexuality & #abortion but #Labour didn't pursue transformational change...

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Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson joins Roger Moore and Barbara Bach having officially opened the new 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios on 5 December 1976 during filming of The Spy Who Loved Me. #bond #jamesbond #thespywholovedme #rogermoore #barbarabach #haroldwilson #colourised

Former Labour cabinet minister and author, @alan_books is speaking at Borderlines Festival on 16th November to discuss his biography on #HaroldWilson

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The #SecondLordoftheTreasury is the #ChancelloroftheExchequer, there have been proposals in the past to breakup #TheTreasury, such as the introduction of #TheDepartmentofEconomicAffairs in the 1960s by #HaroldWilson.

#KeirStarmer agrees with the economic strategy.

Wilson: The Enigmatic Leader Who Defined British Politics eBook : Purser, Chris: Amazon.co.uk: Books Wilson: The Enigmatic Leader Who Defined British Politics eBook : Purser, Chris: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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I Blame Harold Wilson | Zen Mischief

OK, so new on my blog is one for you all to argue over ... I Blame Harold Wilson. YMMV.

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#HaroldWilson #history #politics #thoughts #zenmischief

'I shall be taking Alan Johnson's short biography of #HaroldWilson. I really like the Swift Press series on prime ministers (short enough to read at one sitting, no getting bogged down)' @wmarybeard.bsky.social @thetls.bsky.social

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#HaroldWilson stood firm against supporting #US in #Vietnam and was eventually 'undermined' and resigned.
#fucktrump #fuckwars
#welfarenotwarfare
#starmer can go now
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Harold Wilson (1916-1995), British Prime Minister

Died #otd Harold Wilson (1916-1995), British Prime Minister, 30 years ago today #HaroldWilson life story...

AGENT LAVENDER | Sea Lion Press

Today's #SaturdayShowcase of past SLP #AlternateHistory books brings us #AgentLavender by @tomblack.uk and @jacktindale.bsky.social . #PeterWright 's #conspiracytheory that #HaroldWilson was a #Soviet agent is of course untrue - but #WhatIf it wasn't? www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...

Major memory of #HaroldWilson is founding "The Open University". He was responsible for & advocated for it. He envisaged people of every station & hue having an opportunity to gain learning whilst living lives; their circumstances dictated. The hope; they would go onto benefit their own communities.

On This Day: March 16, 1976

British Prime Minister Harold Wilson shocked the nation by announcing his resignation, stating he had always planned to retire at 60.

In the UK charts: Silly Love Songs by Wings was at No. 28.

#OnThisDay #HaroldWilson #UKPolitics #Wings #SillyLoveSongs

Harold Wilson

#HaroldWilson was born in #Yorkshire #OnThisDay in 1916; he led the Labour to victory in 1964, serving as prime minister from 1964-1970 & then again from 1974 to 1976 & famously declared that "a week is a long time in politics"; he was a Clintonesque mediocrity...

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Joe Haines, former press secretary to Harold Wilson, dies aged 97 Haines was a close adviser to Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson in the 1960s and 1970s.

Sad news indeed.

Mr #JoeHaines, press aide & good friend to the late Mr #HaroldWilson PM has died aged 97yrs.

"One of the great characters of twentieth-century Labour governments, he will be greatly missed."

"He could be grouchy, but he had a great heart too." 🙏💔

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#CecilHKing - press baron who in May 1968 tried to instigate a coup replacing elected Prime Minister #HaroldWilson with a 'Government of Business Leaders'. Despite warning there would be "blood on the streets" and armed insurrection King was treated like the clown he was.

Great to see #HaroldWilson by Alan Johnson selected as a Book of the Year in @prospectmagazine.co.uk 🎉

Though both #HaroldWilson and #JimCallaghan both consistently led #MargaretThatcher in polls.

#HaroldWilson led the #LabourParty to victory in the #British general election #OnThisDay in 1946 & effected some significant reforms — including decriminalization of #homosexuality & #abortion — but #Labour didn't pursue transformational change...

#HaroldWilson led the #LabourParty to victory in the #British general election #OnThisDay in 1946 & effected some significant reforms — including decriminalization of #homosexuality & #abortion — but #Labour didn't pursue transformational change...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_...