and yet Callaghan remained incredibly popular

If he had called an election in the autumn of 78, as he considered doing, he would have beaten Thatcher easily. Britain's finances then were indeed f*cked, but they had been f*cked for years, ever since the Conservative government of the mearly 60s bankrupted us (after the Labour election win of 1964 the Tory Chancellor left a note for his successor - Callaghan, spookily - saying "Good luck, old cock.... Sorry to leave it in such a mess.")

Posted By: mr carra, Jul 10, 13:32:41