New plays had to get a licnece before they were able to br performed. if they were deemed innapropriate or immoral it was removed. But a back bencher George Strauss introduced a bill to abolish theatrical censorship.

TV remained the centre of most leisure activities. car ownership also increased. cars permitted travel to alternative leisure centres and activites. Britannia airways was founded in 1964.

Lots of people especially youth had issues with the war in Vietnam. there was lots of violent protests near the American embassy.

Youth people clashed with there parents over fashion and music taste and norms over sex and drugs. such behaviour caused a good deal of concern. youth culture was largely defined by fashion and music. different youth subcultures emerged, there were skin heads and hippies

Televison became more available which started to create a uniformity of culture and ended isolation of distant communities. television rapidly supplanted the cinema as a means of entertainment over 75% of the population had a tv by 1961

the feeling that women should stay at home and be a good mother remained strong for most of the 1960's. second wave feminsim had started. some women wanted to work and not have kids. most women who did work had clerical jobs. The family planning act of 1967 allowed local authorities to provide contraceptives. there was a rally in 1970 and 4 demands that women wanted was, equal pay, free contraception, equal education and job opportunities and free 24 hour childcare.

Due to defence budget cuts Healey set a timetable for troop withdrawal from Aden, the Middle East, Malaysia and Singapore

Harold Wilson himself was a pro-American, the cold war was still committed to the alliance. However the relationship was strained due to the Vietnam War

USA was fighting in Vietnam to stop communism spreading. While Wilson refused to send troops to Vietnam to help them win He didn't condemn USA for the war. this made Britain angry as they didn't want war. there were lots of public protests