The Times article on Wilson's Britain, 1967-1970

I've come across this interesting article by Fay Weldon, who gives a very vivid picture of life in Britain (ok, mostly London) under Harold Wilson.

She concentrates on the 1967-1970 period, when the Labour government coincided with the Greek Colonels' regime.

The title of the article that appeared in The Times (22/05/2012) is aptly called ‘The white heat of Wilson’s new technology proved too hot to handle’.

Here's a short clip of PM Wilson in 1967:

And here's a clip of London during the so-called 'Swinging Sixties' to give you a part of the atmosphere of the time:

More LSE

Here are some photos of LSE, which (apart from being my host institution) is also where mass student demonstrations took place in '68 (more info, in Greek, here) and '69, where Ann Chapman used to work part-time, and, finally, where Andreas Papandreou secretly met FCO officials.