History Today5d ago

Though #HaroldWilson’s government rejected US requests to send British troops to Vietnam, Britain did not stay out of the war.

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https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/britain-vietnam-war-and-special-relationship

Britain, the Vietnam War, and the Special Relationship | History Today

Jonathan EmmesediMar 9

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.

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/britain-vietnam-and-special-relationship

#Iran #USUKRealtions #VietnamWar #HaroldWilson #SpecialRelationship #LBJ #LyndonBainesJohnson

WenMar 8

So two sad individuals who manufactured excuses for war get together to criticise Starmer, but I suppose Blair has the distinction of determining his lie and sticking to it. The incompetents in Washington still appear to be arguing over the ‘correct’ untruth.
I am suprised Colonel Bonespur can bear to salute the coffin of and Amercian soldier killed to divert attention from Epstein though.

http://archive.today/2026.03.08-003148/https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/keir-starmers-iran-help-too-late-says-trump-as-tony-blair-joins-criticism-q8dght9c5
#War #Blair #Trump #Starmer #Iran #Murder #Lies #Incompetence #UkPol #HaroldWilson

The Japan TimesFeb 13
Keir Starmer’s collapse exposes Labour’s deeper crisis of purpose and argues that the party needs a new governing philosophy modeled on the activist, security-minded liberalism of Britain’s early 20th-century reformers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/13/world/uk-needs-more-than-new-pm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #keirstarmer #uk #morganmcsweeney #labourparty #davidcameron #liztruss #margaretthatcher #tonyblair #haroldwilson #winstonchurchill
Britain needs so much more than a new prime minister

Britain has had four failed prime ministers since the Brexit referendum in 2016 not counting Starmer.

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The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & EntertainmentFeb 2

'Lord Mandelson's underpants photo was last straw but his story is far from finished'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/lord-mandelson-labour-party-epstein-36657914

Lifestyle | The Guardian USDec 18
‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/18/pretty-birds-and-silly-moos-the-women-behind-the-sex-discrimination-act #Womeninjournalism #Industrialaction #Women'ssuffrage #MadeinDagenham #Lifeandstyle #HaroldWilson #Feminism #Politics #Society #Women #Women #Media
‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act

In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their struggle is worth remembering

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Liam O'Mara IV, PhDNov 8
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.
Lifestyle | The Guardian USOct 24
When hearts were in the Home Office | Brief letters https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/24/when-hearts-were-in-the-home-office #DepartmentforEducation #HaroldWilson #PrinceAndrew #Lifeandstyle #HomeOffice #Education #Politics #ReformUK #Monarchy #Labour #UKnews #Sleep #Media #Apps #Kent #BBC
When hearts were in the Home Office

Letters: Alice Bacon | BBC Sounds | Reform councillors | Royal Lodge | Investigating Andrew

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50+ MusicOct 7
"Taxman" is a song by the English rock band #theBeatles from their 1966 album #Revolver. Written by the group's lead guitarist, #GeorgeHarrison, with some lyrical assistance from #JohnLennon, it protests against the higher level of #progressiveTax imposed in the United Kingdom by the #Labour government of #HaroldWilson, which saw the Beatles paying over 90 per cent of their earnings to the #Treasury. The song was selected as the album's opening track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyu5sFzWLk8
The Beatles - Taxman (remastered)

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kcmSep 12, 2025

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

https://zenmischief.com/2025/09/i-blame-harold-wilson/

#HaroldWilson #history #politics #thoughts #zenmischief

I Blame Harold Wilson | Zen Mischief