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'''Harold Wilson''' was a [[Labour Party]] politician, and later [[Prime Minister]], very much in favour of science and technology. | '''Harold Wilson''' was a [[Labour Party]] politician, and later [[Prime Minister]], very much in favour of science and technology. In [[October]] [[1963]] he made a speech to that effect at a [[Scarborough]] [[Labour Party Conference|conference of his party]]. | ||
However, Wilson's position seemed untenable after the failures of the [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility]] in [[October]] [[1969]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') and the [[Inferno Project]] in [[February]] [[1970]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Inferno]]'') were publicized by [[James Stevens]] in his "[[Bad Science]]" series of articles. | |||
Wilson called an election for [[June]] [[1970]], which he lost. Political observers speculated that the publication of the book version of "Bad Science" had coincided not-so-incidentally with the election | Wilson called an election for [[June]] [[1970]], which he lost, and [[Edmund Heath]] took over as Prime Minister. Political observers speculated that the publication of the book version of "Bad Science" had coincided not-so-incidentally with the election. ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
==Behind the Scenes== | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'' reinterpreted Wilson's real world political failure in the light of events in the [[Doctor Who Universe]]. | ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'' reinterpreted Wilson's real world political failure in the light of events in the [[Doctor Who Universe]]. | ||
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Revision as of 05:07, 22 September 2009
Harold Wilson was a Labour Party politician, and later Prime Minister, very much in favour of science and technology. In October 1963 he made a speech to that effect at a Scarborough conference of his party.
However, Wilson's position seemed untenable after the failures of the Wenley Moor nuclear research facility in October 1969 (DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians) and the Inferno Project in February 1970 (DW: Inferno) were publicized by James Stevens in his "Bad Science" series of articles.
Wilson called an election for June 1970, which he lost, and Edmund Heath took over as Prime Minister. Political observers speculated that the publication of the book version of "Bad Science" had coincided not-so-incidentally with the election. (MA: Who Killed Kennedy)
Behind the Scenes
Who Killed Kennedy reinterpreted Wilson's real world political failure in the light of events in the Doctor Who Universe.
