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50 Years Ago – 19 May 1972

May 23, 2022 admin 50 Years Ago, Edward Heath, IRA, Unemployment

19 May 1972 There was a bomb threat to the QE2 ocean liner after a £130,000 ransom demand was received,

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50 Years Ago – 17 May 1972

May 20, 2022 admin 50 Years Ago, Edward Heath, Inflation, Northern Ireland, William Craig

17 May 1972 William Craig (pictured), the leader of the Vanguard Movement, said that his supporters planned to “invade no-go

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50 Years Ago – 31 December 1971

January 1, 2022 admin 50 Years Ago, Edward Heath, Justin Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau, Trade Unions

31 December 1971 Dom Mintoff, the Prime Minister of Malta, was reported to be in Tripoli for discussion with Colonel

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50 Years Ago – 20 March 1971

March 20, 2021 admin 50 Years Ago, Edward Heath, Enoch Powell, James Chichester-Clark, Northern Ireland

20 March 1971 It was reported that James Chichester-Clark (in main image above) would remain as the Prime Minister of

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50 Years Ago – 19 March 1971

March 20, 2021 admin 50 Years Ago, Edward Heath, Lord Stokes, Northern Ireland

19 March 1971 Lord Stokes, the Chairman of British Leyland Motor Corporation, said that the future of the business was

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50 Years Ago – 12 March 1971

March 12, 2021 admin Alec Douglas-Home, Edward Heath, European Economic Community, Vic Feather

12 March 1971 Edward Heath (in main photo above), the Prime Minister, told union leaders at the TUC conference that

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50 Years Ago – 28 February 1971

March 1, 2021 admin 50 Years Ago, Edward Heath

28 February 1971 Trade unions warned that 1.5 million engineers would strike on 1 March 1971 if the Government didn’t

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50 Years Ago – 25 February 1971

February 25, 2021 admin Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, Inflation, James Callaghan, Roy Jenkins, Trade Unions

25 February 1971 The Government defended a proposed pay rise for police officers of around 16%, despite this breaching the

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Edward Du Cann, Former Conservative Party Chairman, has Died

September 7, 2017 admin Barrow-in-Furness, Edward du Cann, Edward Heath, Lonrho, Margaret Thatcher, Obituary, Taunton, Walthamstow West

Sir Edward du Cann, the former Conservative Party Chairman and MP for Taunton, has died at the age of 93.

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