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
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
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
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
I remember a big meeting with the hosiery trade in Harold's ministerial room. Barbara Castle bigharoldhosiery Change image and share on social
What we set out to do was to ensure that this system of fair shares and the planning and controls continued after the war, and when we won, that's what we did. Barbara Castle continuecontrolensure 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
