| Re: bbc2 9pm tonight
It's not so much what he said as the manner in which he said it. But the impact was very far reaching. At the 1970 General Election, Wolverhampton swung to the Conservatives at a rate of twice the national average:
UK swing at Election 1970: 5.0% to Conservative
Wolverhampton North East 1970: Lab 50% (-12%) Con 45% (+7%) NF 5% (+5%) Lab HOLD on a swing of 10% from Lab to Con
Wolverhampton South West 1970: Con 64% (+5%) Lab 29% (-12%) Lib 6% (+6%) Others 1% (+1%) Con HOLD on a swing of 9% from Lab to Con |