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UK General Election 1950 - Election Night Report



At present, here is our is earliest TV nostalgia moment from 1950. Nowadays, especially with the shocking revelations of the Expenses scandal, bursting one of many confort bubbles for our pampered politicians. With a General Election now just months away, many voters are more apathetic that ever, despite the fact this might be a very close election, and the fact that a good deal of voters are in the mood for a change of party, the trust and respect in our MP's have dropped fairly dramatically. It's now hard to imagine a time when politicians did not have inflated wages, and were deemed honourable, admired and respected by the public.

Well, is a BBC information video on the campaign for the 1950 election, such as how votes are counted and organised, what goes on, in election night. Here we have 2 of the greatest British Prime Ministers facing each other. In one corner was Labour's Clement Attlee, who in this administration, brought some huge changes in state welfare, such as the introduction of the free National Health Service (NHS). In the other, was the Conservatives leader Winston Churchill, looking to get back into Government after his election defeat in 1945. He was thought to be a great leader in times of war, but not in peacetimes, in the public's view.

The film shows much enthusiasm for the election process, a gala night to commemorate the election, a large outdoor crowd watching the election score. Politics would crave for that kind of interest these days, but that is a long shot now, especially after dodgy dealings spending taxpayers money on duck moat homes, or whatever you call them.