Harold Wilson17 January 1968
The planned increase in the school leaving age is postponed to reduce short-term public expenditure.
Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The planned increase in the school leaving age is postponed to reduce short-term public expenditure.
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