I HAVE NO DOUBTS. FRANKLY ,I WISH ''SUPER mAC'' AS THE PRESS CALLED HIM, WAS ALIVE TODAY. IT BECAME ALMOST FASHIONABLE FOR THE HARD LEFT NEWS PAPER'S TO RIDICULE THESE ELDER TORY'S, WHO ALL CAME FROM A ETON / oXFORD BACKGRUND, BUT THEY WEREN'T IDIOTS LIKE WEVE SUFFERED SINCE MARGARET THATCHER.
A reminder that no generation has ever thought of its politicians as being great, they're only ever seen that way in hindsight compared to later ones. Agatha Christie seemed to view Macmillan as a media-obsessed lightweight, much as later writers would say of more recent politicians.
I was at senior school when Mr Macmillan was in office early 1960s and attended a school built in 1960 that had the facilities of the top private schools. This and the building of huge new towns with mainly Parker Morris designs. Wide frontages and wide windows built 1956 to 1961. This plus the introduction of hire purchase that gave access to millions for cars household goods was a huge increase in living standards. What would society give for this kind of policy approach today. As well as the loss of municipal housing in 2000 that broke up system that had served the country from the 1930s, that survived every government until 2000.
Harold Macmillan was a truly great Prime minister, .The conservatives spread wealth across the country and he was popular with all political parties. Great days in Britain. ❤
As you may suspect listening to him , despite what he says there was a tremendous gap between the have and have-nots. Sabre rattling to scare people is still going on today.
Encouraging *emigration*, did he say? Curious, I was told that Britain "invited" the so-called Windrush generation in order to rebuild Britain, and yet here one hears that the government of the day was actually encouraging Britons to emigrate to Australia.
Yes the Britons who were encouraged to emigrate were called the 10 bob poms and I remember watching a documentary on it many years ago and I believe the number of white Britons to emigrate was 300.000 to Canada and 250.000 to Australia and New Zealand alone and most of these were from London and the surrounding counties and at the same time the Windrush was bringing in boat load after boat load of Afro Caribbeans to replace them which is why white Britons are a minority in London especially in Newham where they are now only 15%.
EXPLAIN THAT. I WAS 17 IN 1958, AND FOLLOWED POLITICS WITH INTEREST. MY FIRST VOTE, WAS THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HIS WINNING SLOGAN WAS, ''YOU'VE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD''.
@@MrDaiseymay Your first vote was not in the 1959 election but rather the 1964. The Representation of the People Act was not signed until 1969. It wasn't until the election of 1970 which allowed 18-21 year olds to vote for the first time.
How can you explain that when Keir Starmer visited the U.S.S.R. and is actually a communist, who has the political tactics of Josef Stalin, because he believes anyone who opposes him should be "eliminated" by prison sentencing - i.e. political prisoners. Yet, Harold MacMillan was a Conservative and a conservative, so how can he be left of Keir Starmer. I think you mean because Keir Starmer is so far left of center, he isn't anywhere near the center - he's in the Extreme-Left territory of rule vy fist and boot.
Interesting about the deterrent. He does not mention one of the uses of the bomb for Britain which is to have it in case the Soviets had attacked Europe and Britain while not attacking the US, incentivizing no American response.
@@ishmael2586 It would not be diplomatic to mention that America might not reply to a Soviet nuclear attack on Europe if it could avoid an attack on the US.
I hold no torch for the Tories when I say this, but with hindsight I do admire the way McMillan is so prepared to state that people "need teaching". If only politicians had been so strong in 2016 as to say people need teaching, instead of initiating a referendum and allowing to happen an economically disastrous Brexit.
He wanted people to emigrate to Australia to build up that country. So did he really want all those former slaves from the West Indies to rebuild our war torn country and man London buses? I think not.
Not a single stutter, swerve or BS answer. Lots of conviction and decency - even talks about the “two great parties.” What a giant.
Harold MacMillan was a great politician, a great statesman and a true patriotic Englishman. What are we left with today? God help us….
Direct questions getting direct answers - completely impossible & unheard of with politicians today...
Late Lord Stockton was argubaly the most intelligent PM in the post-war political history of the UK.
I HAVE NO DOUBTS. FRANKLY ,I WISH ''SUPER mAC'' AS THE PRESS CALLED HIM, WAS ALIVE TODAY. IT BECAME ALMOST FASHIONABLE FOR THE HARD LEFT NEWS PAPER'S TO RIDICULE THESE ELDER TORY'S, WHO ALL CAME FROM A ETON / oXFORD BACKGRUND, BUT THEY WEREN'T IDIOTS LIKE WEVE SUFFERED SINCE MARGARET THATCHER.
A reminder that no generation has ever thought of its politicians as being great, they're only ever seen that way in hindsight compared to later ones. Agatha Christie seemed to view Macmillan as a media-obsessed lightweight, much as later writers would say of more recent politicians.
I was at senior school when Mr Macmillan was in office early 1960s and attended a school built in 1960 that had the facilities of the top private schools. This and the building of huge new towns with mainly Parker Morris designs. Wide frontages and wide windows built 1956 to 1961. This plus the introduction of hire purchase that gave access to millions for cars household goods was a huge increase in living standards.
What would society give for this kind of policy approach today.
As well as the loss of municipal housing in 2000 that broke up system that had served the country from the 1930s, that survived every government until 2000.
Best Prime Minister we ever had Churchill apart
Pity his tenure had to finish with the Profumo affair
Currently reading Never Had It So Good by Dominic Sandbrook so this is very topical for me indeed.
Very enjoyable. Don't really care for the lead in, but the rest is very nice and a real part of history! And the old logo is a nice touch.
He was the epitome of compassionate Conservatism
Fascinating
Even if you are not a Conservative, how much more assured he sounds than today's simpering jessie.
I think Prime Ministers in those days did their job unlike today
Harold was quite lively in 1958 before he was weighed down by "Events, dear boy".
THE CHRISTINE KEELER & JOHN PROFUMO ( MINISTER OF WAR ) AFFAIRE, BROUGHT DOWN THE TORIES IN 1963, I DON'T THINK THEY EVER RECOVERED FROM THAT
Harold Macmillan was a truly great Prime minister, .The conservatives spread wealth across the country and he was popular with all political parties. Great days in Britain. ❤
conservatives what? lol
I agree
What a load of pompous botox; and the stuff about the H-bomb - that's aged well - not, I think.
As you may suspect listening to him , despite what he says there was a tremendous gap between the have and have-nots. Sabre rattling to scare people is still going on today.
Interesting to see how much influence Mr Macmillan had on Mrs Thatcher's delivery
I'd go so far as to say it's uncanny. Thanks for posting that as it chimed with what I was thinking!
I was just thinking the same thing!
But Macmillan was no Thatcherite
Encouraging *emigration*, did he say? Curious, I was told that Britain "invited" the so-called Windrush generation in order to rebuild Britain, and yet here one hears that the government of the day was actually encouraging Britons to emigrate to Australia.
Not that new of a idea what ended up happening is that the Dutch and other nationalities went to australia instead to start a new
Yep people were invited to work in Britain. Have a problem with that?
@@cprk1what the hell is wrong with you?
@@cprk1 No, they were not.
Yes the Britons who were encouraged to emigrate were called the 10 bob poms and I remember watching a documentary on it many years ago and I believe the number of white Britons to emigrate was 300.000 to Canada and 250.000 to Australia and New Zealand alone and most of these were from London and the surrounding counties and at the same time the Windrush was bringing in boat load after boat load of Afro Caribbeans to replace them which is why white Britons are a minority in London especially in Newham where they are now only 15%.
Harold Macmillan was by far more left of centre than Starmer.
EXPLAIN THAT. I WAS 17 IN 1958, AND FOLLOWED POLITICS WITH INTEREST. MY FIRST VOTE, WAS THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HIS WINNING SLOGAN WAS, ''YOU'VE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD''.
@@MrDaiseymay Your first vote was not in the 1959 election but rather the 1964. The Representation of the People Act was not signed until 1969. It wasn't until the election of 1970 which allowed 18-21 year olds to vote for the first time.
How can you explain that when Keir Starmer visited the U.S.S.R. and is actually a communist, who has the political tactics of Josef Stalin, because he believes anyone who opposes him should be "eliminated" by prison sentencing - i.e. political prisoners. Yet, Harold MacMillan was a Conservative and a conservative, so how can he be left of Keir Starmer. I think you mean because Keir Starmer is so far left of center, he isn't anywhere near the center - he's in the Extreme-Left territory of rule vy fist and boot.
@@chrisbriscoe3483The Soviet Communist Party under Stalin had little to do with communism - except in name
The main parties described as Tweedledum and Tweedledee - history seemingly repeats itself.
regarding the politics of those days, the past was another country, what strikes me is how much better the dialogue was
Interesting about the deterrent. He does not mention one of the uses of the bomb for Britain which is to have it in case the Soviets had attacked Europe and Britain while not attacking the US, incentivizing no American response.
Not sure what point you're trying to make
@@ishmael2586 It would not be diplomatic to mention that America might not reply to a Soviet nuclear attack on Europe if it could avoid an attack on the US.
And now we've got Angela Rayner.
Grow Up .
Dealing with Day was childsplay for Macmillan
I hold no torch for the Tories when I say this, but with hindsight I do admire the way McMillan is so prepared to state that people "need teaching".
If only politicians had been so strong in 2016 as to say people need teaching, instead of initiating a referendum and allowing to happen an economically disastrous Brexit.
"people need teaching"?
Who does the teaching and who decides what is taught?
He wanted people to emigrate to Australia to build up that country. So did he really want all those former slaves from the West Indies to rebuild our war torn country and man London buses? I think not.
No questions about racism, DEI, LGBTETC, mass immigration, failing economy, EU etc. What a wonderful world for the majority of Brits in 1958.
Economy was poor,racism was rampant ,school beatings ,no EU.Do not glorify this time
He uses the word England at one point to refer to the country,as opposes to UK.
The ‘UK’ is a modern term pushed by Blair
@@idunno2019Luducrous comment.
@@idunno2019 The term recognizes that there are other nations within the union besides England.
2024 still sucking up to the Americans
I saw MacMillan in the fifties when he ignored questions about the plight of the pensioners. Plus ça change.
Interesting then we couldn't wait to increase emigration, primarily to Australia. Now the Government can't wait to increase immigration.
Have any Cossacks liked this video?
affluent
What a sycophantic lick assing interview.
STARMER LUVVY EH ?
@@MrDaiseymayyour comment says a lot about you and all of it negative
Interviewers were more deferential to senior politicians then. Robin Day’ style became more confrontational over the decades