Harold Wilson on Labour Party

Title

Harold Wilson on Labour Party

Genre

Interview

TX Date

3 Jan 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:44

Description

Former UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson attacks the left wing of the Labour Party. He believes that too much power has been transferred from the parliamentary Labour Party and he mentions the regrettable visit to Bishops Stortford which gave the unions greater power in electing the leader. Labour’s biggest problem now, he says, is the deprivation arising from mass unemployment. Wilson thinks the new leader (Neil Kinnock?) is excellent and says it was a fault of his and James Callaghan’s not to have made him a junior minister. He feels that unless the party makes new and more serious policies that they can all adhere to, Labour’s long-term prospects are poor. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Harold Wilson

Keywords

Politics; Government; Labour Party; Parliament; Conservative Party; James Callaghan; Unemployment; Edward Heath; Prime ministers; Neil Kinnock; Bishops Stortford; Trotskyism

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