Surprisingly, it enjoyed a resurgence just after the Second World War, this time as a symbol of calm responsibility. Self-effacing Clement Attlee sported one, as did his president of the Board of Trade, the young Harold Wilson. Two subsequent prime ministers, Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan, joined the moustache tendency, but by the time Wilson succeeded to the top job he had removed his, perhaps tired of having it singed by the embers of his pipe.