Another example of that was that even during the economic problems of the 1945 government, we managed to carry out other aspects of our policy and other ideals. Through the establishment of national parks, for instance. Barbara Castle aspectcarryeconomic share on social
I remember a big meeting with the hosiery trade in Harold's ministerial room. Barbara Castle bigharoldhosiery Change image and share on social
That was not what men and women fought for during the war. Barbara Castle fightmanwar 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
Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service. Barbara Castle drivehealthideal Change image and share on social
If you've got unemployment, low pay, that was just too bad. But that was the system. That was the sort of economy and philosophy against which I was fighting in the 1930s. Barbara Castle 1930sbadeconomy Change image and share on social
And that had a powerful appeal, particularly to those who had been denied the choice to stay on at school, to go to university, to be something else, other than going down the pit. Barbara Castle appealchoicedeny Change image and share on social
Then, with lots of people doing that without ever looking over their shoulders to see how they were affecting anybody else, it couldn't work, and it didn't work, and it just came to a standstill. Barbara Castle affectlotpeople Change image and share on social
I remember people who'd had a lot of hardship during the war. They'd thought we'd won. Barbara Castle hardshiplotpeople Change image and share on social