Hugh Gaitskell
 Hugh Gaitskell       | |
|---|---|
 | |
Hugh Gaitskell was a leader of the labour party.
Contents
Death
Hugh Gaitskell died at the Middlesex Hospital, London, reportedly of the rare disease lupus erythematosus, on 18th January 1963.
Official narrative
The BBC reported that a short statement was issued to journalists after his death that "Mr Gaitskell's heart condition deteriorated suddenly and he died peacefully".[1]
"Mr Gaitskell became ill with flu in mid-December. A medical check-up showed he was fit to travel to the USSR on 1 January for talks with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and he appeared well over Christmas.
But immediately after the holiday he became ill with another virus and was admitted to hospital on 4 January.
Two days ago his condition deteriorated suddenly and it became clear his kidneys had been affected.
The night before his death, doctors attempted to treat Mr Gaitskell using a kidney dialysis machine.
A total of nine doctors and 40 other medical staff were involved in the operation to link up his body to the machine.
Although initial results suggested there was some improvement in his condition, it was later felt the machine was putting too much strain on his already-weakened heart and he had to be taken off it again.[1]
The Guardian reported that he "had been in hospital since January 4 with a virus infection".[2]
Concerns
Virginia Allkins (sister of Gyles Brandreth MP) reported that "he didn’t die of pleurisy, as they said. It was kidney failure. I had to tell Harold Wilson and George Brown, the main contenders for the Labour leadership, that he was dead. They didn’t talk to one another. They walked away to start plotting."[3]
Anatoli Golitsyn stated that Gaitskell had been poisoned by the KGB. A senior figure in MI5, Peter Wright, explained in his biography Spycatcher
{{{1}}}
A "Dr. Ladell", Porton Down disease specialist, later secretly reviewed Gaitskell’s death and concluded that he was indeed probably murdered.[4]
Lupus erythematosus is rare in UK (affects < 0.01% of UK white males).
Gaitskell's rival Harold Wilson, who became Labour leader after his death, attended the May 1962 Bilderberg meeting.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1954 | 29 May 1954 | 31 May 1954 | Netherlands Hotel Bilderberg Oosterbeek | The first Bilderberg meeting, attended by 68 men from Europe and the US, including 20 businessmen, 25 politicians, 5 financiers & 4 academics. |
| Bilderberg/1956 | 11 May 1956 | 13 May 1956 | Denmark Fredensborg | The 4th Bilderberg meeting, with 147 guests, in contrast to the generally smaller meetings of the 1950s. Has two Bilderberg meetings in the years before and after |
| Bilderberg/1958 | 13 September 1958 | 15 September 1958 | United Kingdom Buxton UK | The 7th Bilderberg and the first one in the UK. 72 guests |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:How CIA Money Took the Teeth Out of Socialism | book extract | May 1988 | Richard Fletcher (Author) |
References
- ↑ a b http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/18/newsid_3376000/3376971.stm
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/19/hugh-gaitskell-death-labour-party-1963
- ↑ http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/the-real-cause-of-hugh-gaitskell-s-death-8985660.html
- ↑ http://whale.to/c/hugh_gaitskell.html
