Vernon Bogdanor

The Spectator book review that brought down Macmillan’s government

Did Harold Macmillan stitch up his succession – or did Iain Macleod’s famous Spectator piece, 50 years old this week, stitch up Macmillan?

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issue 18 January 2014
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