HeathvsWilson:The10YearDuel

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  • HaroldWilsonandEdwardHeatharetwoverydifferentmeneq… HaroldWilsonandEdwardHeatharetwoverydifferentmenequallyoverlookedbyhistory,buttheywerethepoliticaltitansoftheerainwhichBritainchangedforever.FortenyearstheyfacedeachotherintheHouseofCommons,andswappedinandoutofNumberTen.Theyfoughtfourgeneralelections,threeofwhichwereamongstthemostexcitingofthecentury. Theyweredeliciouslydifferentandscornedoneanother,yettheywerecastfromthesamemould.BothpromisedarevolutionofmeritocracyanddynamismintheBritisheconomyandsociety.Bothutterlyfailed,buttogethertheypresidedoveradecadethatredefinedthenation:BritainceasedtobeaworldpowerandenteredEurope;thepostwarconsensusinwhichtheybothbelievedwasdestroyed;ThatcherismandNewLabourwereborn.Thecountrytheyleftbehindwasunrecognisablefromtheonetheyhadinherited-andtheonetheyhadpromised. Thisdocumentarytellsthestoryoftheirhighlypersonalandpoliticalduelinthewordsofthosewhowatcheditblowbyblow-theircolleaguesinthecabinetandgovernment,andthejournalistsattheringside.Setagainstascintillatingbackdropofthemusicandstyleofthe1960sand70s(whichwasofnointeresttoeitherman)itbringstheera,anditsforgottenfigureheads,vividlytolife.