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Harold Wilson became president of the board of trade in Clement Atlee's cabinet and AFAIK was the youngest cabinet minister at 31 that century, up to then! He was a huge proponent of having an olympics in 1948 with London to be the hosts! Eventually he was listened to and the games dubbed the 'austerity Games' went ahead in post war 1948 London! They were a great success and made a small profit. No doubt it helped Wilson's profile considerably also.
What if the higher office holders ignored this young man's view on holding the games in London?
Could the games actually have died entirely or have to wait many more years for a revival? Especially with the way the Nazis had handled them at Berlin'36.
Was Huddersfield finest always going to rise to the top of UK politics?