Issue of the Week 3 – UKPOL.CO.UK

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Barbara Castle – 1965 Diary Entry on Becoming Transport Secretary

The diary entry on 21 December 1965 in Barbara Castle’s diaries, The Castle Diaries 1964-1970. TUESDAY 21 DECEMBER 1965 At

The diary entry on 24 May 1966 in Barbara Castle’s diaries, The Castle Diaries 1964-1970. Tuesday 24 May 1966 A

The speech made by Barbara Castle, the then Transport Minister, in the House of Commons on 6 November 1967. This

The speech made by Peter Walker, the then Conservative MP for Worcester, in the House of Commons on 6 November

The article written by Douglas Haig, a journalist for the Birmingham Post, on 31 December 1965 following the appointment of

The statement made by Barbara Castle, the then Minister of Transport, in the House of Commons on 15 March 1967.

The parliamentary question asked by Les Huckfield, the then Labour MP for Nuneaton, in the House of Commons on 27

The text of the 1968 Transport Act, as enacted, with regards to railway closures. 54 Railway closures (1)In discharging any

The comments made by David Webster, the then Conservative Transport spokesperson, on 26 September 1967. The peremptory and humiliating sacking