The General Election of February 1974 - Professor Vernon Bogdanor

[@dpf2122]

Absolutely brilliant lecture series. Thank you for making them available to the general public online.

[@wentonmastermind]

Excellent lecture as ever, Professor Bogdanor. My recollection is that Mick MacGahey said to Edward Heath: "My aim is to bring you down and everything you stand for." Such humanity and compassion.

[@lennylaa1686]

....''such anarchy, such tyranny, such extremism!'' T. unions destroyed Heath, effectively a coup d'état - by passing the concept of democracy - then they destroyed Callaghan ie, The Winter of Discontent 1979.

[@johnking5174]

23:30 - The early close downs of BBC1, BBC2 and ITV commenced on Monday 17th December 1973 and continued until Sunday 23rd December 1973, when the government lifted the restrictions, so people could enjoy Christmas television. They came back with a hard bang on Monday 7th January 1974 and remained in place until Friday 8th February 1974. No government ever again dared to "ration" television hours during a crisis.

[@paulgavin3603]

The early loss of Chancellor Iain Macleod was a crippling blow from which Heath never wholly recovered.

[@dalej42]

This seems especially relevant today after the current hung parliament

[@coldwar45]

Dale Jennings At least with the 2017 hung parliament two parties were able to form a coalition (Torres and DUP) unlike this election where no two parties short of the Tories and Labour could've formed a coalition.

[@miinouchkaaaly5726]

excellent!

[@indefatigable8193]

10:29 He was definitely not a good communicator. There was a former Tory national party leader interviewed in the mid 2010s who described Heath this way: “When he spoke he gave one almost homicidal feelings” Lol watch any interview with him and it will become apparent. The Crown does a perfect job of capturing his complexity though. He deserved that episode as a proper eulogy to the tragedy and honor of his character.

[@tonicwater1234]

41:29

[@CA-ee1et]

3:13 "Strong and stable Government"?

[@JonMorter]

Is history about to repeat?