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In February 1974 the miners turned their overtime ban into a national strike. Tory Prime Minister Ted Heath called a Who Governs Britain General Election for 28th February. He lost and a minority Labour Government took office. The turn-out was 78.8%, impressively high
More recent Elections have been in the Spring or early Summer and this extract from Tony Benn’s Diary out on the campaign trail in his Bristol Constituency perhaps explains why.
Monday 11th February 1974
After lunch I went to Stockwood the most difficult area of my constituency. It was windy and cold and pouring with rain.
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