So What did Macmillan Really Think?

"The wind of change is blowing through this [African] continent, and whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact. We must all accept it as a fact, and our national policies must take account of it."

'Wind of Change' speech by British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, 3 February 1960 in Cape Town.

"... these people ... [have] ... every qualification for democratic government... They appear to be incompetent, cruel, divided and corrupt ... [I wish them] a happy future."

Chancellor Harold Macmillan, from a 1950s document recently released by British Government.