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Labour came back to power in 1964 under the leadership of Harold Wilson, whose government was re-elected in 1966. The Wilson Governments instituted a series of permissive measures, broadly reflecting the changing social climate at home. These include the 1967 Sexual Offences Act which decriminalised homosexual practices above the age of consent; the 1967 Abortion Act, which legalised abortion under certain conditions; and the 1969 Divorce Reform Act, which relaxed the conditions surrounding the ending of marriage. The Wilson years are also remembered for the deteriorating relations between the trades unions and the government and for the failure of the Government\'s determination not to devalue the pound. When devaluation came, in 1967, it was accompanied by sharp deflation and public spending cuts.
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