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Harold Wilson

Prime Minister 1963 – 1970 and 1974 – 1976

Question: Which British Prime Minister prosecuted a Government policy for the establishment of the Open University?

Answer: Harold Wilson

Listen to a snippet of Harold Wilson’s broadcast to the nation, The Pound in Your Pocket

In 1967, Harold Wilson’s Labour government devalued the Pound and here he explains it in a broadcast to the British people.