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'''Jeremy Thorpe''' led a coalition government as [[British Prime Minister]] in the early 1970s | '''Jeremy Thorpe''' led a coalition government as [[British Prime Minister]] in the early 1970s after the effects of alien invasions damaged support for the Labour and Conservative parties. ([[WEB]]: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/partypolitics.shtml ''Party Politics'']) | ||
Jeremy was close to [[Global Chemicals]]. He personally forbade [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] to investigate the company. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'') This and other government scandals, climaxing in [[Operation Golden Age]], would bring down his government. ([[WEB]]: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/partypolitics.shtml ''Party Politics'']) | Jeremy was close to [[Global Chemicals]]. He personally forbade [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] to investigate the company. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'') This and other government scandals, climaxing in [[Operation Golden Age]], would bring down his government. ([[WEB]]: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/partypolitics.shtml ''Party Politics'']) | ||
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* The Prime Minister was called "Jeremy" by the Brigadier, referencing Liberal Party leader [[Wikipedia:Jeremy Thorpe|Jeremy Thorpe]]. During production, there was a close-call general election; the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' production team, operating on the assumption that [[UNIT dating controversy|the UNIT stories took place in the near future]], were joking that Thorpe would be appointed Prime Minister. This did not happen in reality, though in real life he did suffer severe scandals. | * The Prime Minister was called "Jeremy" by the Brigadier, referencing Liberal Party leader [[Wikipedia:Jeremy Thorpe|Jeremy Thorpe]]. During production, there was a close-call general election; the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' production team, operating on the assumption that [[UNIT dating controversy|the UNIT stories took place in the near future]], were joking that Thorpe would be appointed Prime Minister. This did not happen in reality, though in real life he did suffer severe scandals. | ||
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