Britain in the 1970s was undoubtedly an economic mess because of the oil price explosion. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes 1970s britain economic
Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service. Barbara Castle drivehealthideal Change image and share on social
It is true that they paid much more attention to the trade unions because the trade unions were after all speaking for the rights and conditions of working men and women in their employment. Barbara Castle attentionconditionemployment Change image and share on social
He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining pit, his uncle had been down the pit, his brother had been down the pit, and of course he would go down the pit. Barbara Castle boybrotherdad Change image and share on social
Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because it deflects blame for the nation's economic woes away from their own regulatory lapses, economic mismanagement and coddling to labor unions. Clayton Christensen blamecoddlecomplicate share on social
Influenced by Pete Seeger and the Weavers, McLean proudly wore the mantle of troubadour in the early 1970s, when 'American Pie' topped the Billboard charts, and has never shed the cape. Douglas Brinkley 1970samericanbillboard Change image and share on social
I don't see any possibility of Britain and the U.S. allowing a sovereign independent Iraq; that's almost inconceivable. Noam Chomsky allowbritaininconceivable Change image and share on social