These cool autumn days, Harold Wilson is a Prime Minister in search of a scapegoat. His standing has suffered a steady erosion, as illustrated last week by the loss of two historically safe Labor seats in three by-elections. His Foreign Secretary, George Brown, has proved a recurring source of embarrassment, as he did again by rudely accusing Sunday Times Publisher Lord Thomson of "great disservice to the country." Common Market entry seems as distant as ever; Charles de Gaulle has just hinted that he will veto Britain once more. No wonder Wilson...
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