Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service. — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
It is true that they paid much more attention to the trade unions because the trade unions were after all speaking for the rights… — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
“AND i WAS FED UP WitH NOt HAViNG (PiNK POlKA DOT) FUllY FASHiONED GlAMOUR StOlKiNGS!” — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
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… — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
What we set out to do was to ensure that this system of fair shares and the planning and controls continued after the war,… — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service. — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
It might have been offset for us if the revenue from our own oil and natural gas that was just developing had been available… — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
And that had a powerful appeal, particularly to those who had been denied the choice to stay on at school, to go to university,… — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
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,… — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
Why not pool your resources? And so we broke into the concept of the sacredness of private property. — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
Another example of that was that even during the economic problems of the 1945 government, we managed to carry out other aspects of our… — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided. It was… — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
