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Hace 4 días · Harold Macmillan, one of the most influential British politicians of the 20th century, left a lasting legacy through his distinguished political career. As the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963, Macmillan faced numerous challenges and played a crucial role in shaping the modern British society.
Hace 1 día · Harold Macmillan, ‘Riding the Storm, 1956–1959’, London, 1971, p 3. Return to text; House of Lords Library, ‘The UK economy in the 1970s’, 4 April 2024. Return to text; James Callaghan’s Labour government began their removal in October 1977, before Thatcher’s government completed their removal in October 1979.
Hace 4 días · At this time, de Gaulle was leader of the Fighting French in exile in London. The Americans wanted General Giraud to lead a new French authority, but Macmillan was instrumental in persuading President Roosevelt, as well as Prime Minister Winston Churchill, to accept de Gaulle as a potential leader.
Hace 3 días · He was promoted to become Chief Whip by Anthony Eden in 1955, and in 1959 was appointed to the Cabinet by Harold Macmillan as Minister of Labour. He later held the role of Lord Privy Seal and in 1963, was made President of the Board of Trade by Alec Douglas-Home.
Hace 3 días · Under the leadership of Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, and Alec Douglas-Home, the Conservative Party came to accept the key tenets of the “postwar consensus” with Labour—that is, it recognized the state’s responsibility for maintaining full employment and endorsed the use of techniques of economic-demand ...
Hace 1 hora · To paraphrase Harold Macmillan, we have never had it so good, aside from skyrocketing power bills, a cost-of-living calamity, rampant anti-Semitism, an endemic housing crisis, a slowing economy ...
Hace 5 días · In 1963, when British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan resigned, the Queen appointed Lord Alec-Douglas-Home over Rab Butler, who was considered to be the favorite, to much controversy.
