Entries for the tag ‘Wilson, Harold (1916-1995)’
Huddersfield-born prime minister (1964-70, 1974-76), leader of the Labour Party (1963-76), MP (1945-83). 
- 18 January 1966: Barbara Castle (Lab.) swings the crucial Hull North by-election by promising a bridge over the Humber
- 18 October 1966: The charter converting the Bradford Institute of Technology into the University of Bradford defines its secondary object as “the application of knowledge to human welfare”
- 13 October 1967: Barbara Castle visits the M62 construction site and ponders regional development via road-building
- 15 November 1972: During the public inquiry into York council’s projected inner ring road motorway through the city centre, a college lecturer calls for the new religion to be made tangible
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