Edward Heath

:For the bandleader, see Ted Heath (bandleader).

Nicknames

Heath was known to the public (even by those who disliked him) as 'Ted Heath' or simply as 'Ted'.

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He was persistently referred to as "The Grocer", or "Grocer Heath" by magazine Private Eye after he negotiated for Britain at a Common Market food prices conference in November 1962. The nickname was used periodically but became a permanent fixture in the magazine after he fought the 1970 General Election on a promise to reduce the price of groceries.

Related Topics:
Private Eye - 1962 - 1970 General Election

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Heath's disgruntlement at his overthrow by Margaret Thatcher, which endured throughout her leadership of the party, led to him being nicknamed "The Incredible Sulk".

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