There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided. It was very degrading, very humiliating. And there was a means test for receiving poor relief. Barbara Castle degradehumiliatelaw share on social
You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation. Barbara Castle fragmentationmeannationalization Change image and share on social
Why not pool your resources? And so we broke into the concept of the sacredness of private property. Barbara Castle breakconceptpool 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
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
It might have been offset for us if the revenue from our own oil and natural gas that was just developing had been available to the Labor Government, but the oil revenues were just coming in when Labor fell in '79. Barbara Castle comedevelopfall share on social
It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else. Barbara Castle accomplishbreakcontrol Change image and share on social
Britain in the 1970s was undoubtedly an economic mess because of the oil price explosion. Barbara Castle 1970sbritaineconomic Change image and share on social
And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to talk socialism to keep up people's morale. Barbara Castle churchillmoralepeople Change image and share on social
And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will grow. Barbara Castle commandcontroldawn Change image and share on social
