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James Wellbeloved
Alfred James Wellbeloved (29 July 1926 – 10 September 2012) was a British politician who was the MP for Erith and Crayford from 1965 to 1983. He was elected as a member of the Labour Party, but defected to the Social Democratic Party after its formation in 1981. Early life and career Wellbeloved was born in Lewisham in 1926. He was a boy seaman in the Royal Navy during World War II. After the war, he attended South London Technical College, and worked in the building and appliance industries, becoming active as a union officer. He married Mavis Radcliff in 1948, and they had three children. Wellbeloved served as a councillor on Erith Borough Council from 1956, and was the first leader of the London Borough of Bexley from 1964. Member of Parliament He was elected Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Erith and Crayford at a 1965 by-election following the death of Norman Dodds, whose constituency chairman he had been. In 1970, there was a discussion in the House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under-Secretary Of State For Air
The Under-Secretary of State for Air was a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom Government, supporting the Secretary of State for Air in his role of managing the Royal Air Force. It was established on 10 January 1919, replacing the previous short-lived posts of Parliamentary Secretary to the Air Board and Parliamentary Secretary to the Air Council. Parliamentary Secretary to the Air Board, 1916–1917 Parliamentary Secretary to the Air Council, 1917–1919 Under-Secretary of State for Air, 1919–1964 Minister of State for the Air Force, 1964–1967 Under-Secretary of State for the Air Force, 1964–1981 {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" , - ! Name !! Entered office !! Left office , - , Julian Ridsdale , , 1964 , , 1964 , - , Bruce Millan , , 1964 , , 1966 , - , Merlyn-Rees , , 1966 , , 1968 , - , The Lord Winterbottom , , 1968 , , 24 June 1970 , - , Antony Lambton , , 24 June 1970 , , 5 June 1973 , - , Anthony Kershaw , , 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph and Courier''. ''The Telegraph'' is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", was included in its emblem which was used for over a century starting in 1858. In 2013, ''The Daily Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Telegraph'', which started in 1961, were merged, although the latter retains its own editor. It is politically conservative and supports the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. It was moderately Liberalism, liberal politically before the late 1870s.Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Journalismp 159 ''The Telegraph'' has had a number of news scoops, including the outbreak of World War II by rookie reporter Clare Hollingworth, desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organ Donation
Organ donation is the process when a person authorizes an organ (anatomy), organ of their own to be removed and organ transplantation, transplanted to another person, #Legislation and global perspectives, legally, either by consent while the donor is alive, through a Authorization, legal authorization for deceased donation made prior to death, or for deceased donations through the authorization by the De jure, legal next of Kinship, kin. Donation may be for research or, more commonly, healthy transplantable organs and tissues may be donated to be transplanted into another person. Common transplantations include kidney transplantation, kidneys, heart transplantation, heart, liver transplantation, liver, pancreas transplantation, pancreas, intestine transplantation, intestines, lung transplantation, lungs, bone transplantation, bones, bone marrow transplantation, bone marrow, skin transplantation, skin, and cornea transplantation, corneas. Some organs and tissues can be donated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The party sits on the Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing of the Left–right political spectrum, left-right political spectrum. Following its defeat by Labour at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election it is currently the second-largest party by the number of votes cast and number of seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons; as such it has the formal parliamentary role of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition. It encompasses various ideological factions including One-nation conservatism, one-nation conservatives, Thatcherism, Thatcherites and Traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist conservatives. There have been 20 Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 United Kingdom General Election
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party in 1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945, with a majority of 144 seats and the first of two consecutive landslide victories. Thatcher's first term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister had not been an easy time. Unemployment increased during the first three years of her premiership and the economy went Early 1980s recession, through a recession. However, the British victory in the Falklands War led to a recovery of her personal popularity, and economic growth had begun to resume. By the time Thatcher called the election in May 1983, opinion polls pointed to a Conservative victory, with most national newspapers backing the re-election of the Conservative government. The resulting win earned the Conserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Government 1974–1979
Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour movement, consisting principally of trade union, labour unions ** Labour Party (other), Labour Party or Labor Party, a name used by several political parties Literature * Labor (journal), ''Labor'' (journal), an American quarterly on the history of the labor movement * ''Labour/Le Travail'', an academic journal focusing on the Canadian labour movement * Labor (Tolstoy book), ''Labor'' (Tolstoy book) or ''The Triumph of the Farmer or Industry and Parasitism'' (1888) Places * La Labor, Honduras * Labor, Koper, Slovenia Other uses * Labour (song), ''Labour'' (song), 2023 single by Paris Paloma * Labor (album), ''Labor'' (album), a 2013 album by MEN * Labor (area), a Spanish customary unit * "Labor", an episode of TV series ''Supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart Of Fulham
Robert Michael Maitland Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham, (6 November 1906 – 10 March 1990) was a British Labour Party politician, life peer and Fabian Socialist who was a Member of Parliament for 34 years, and served twice as Foreign Secretary in the first cabinet of Harold Wilson. Early life The son of Robert Wallace Stewart, author and lecturer, and Eva Stewart née Blaxley, Robert Michael Maitland Stewart was born in Bromley. He was educated at Brownhill Road Elementary School, Catford, Christ's Hospital and St. John's College, Oxford, where he graduated with a first class BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1929. Whilst at Oxford he was involved in student politics and was elected as President of the Oxford Union for Michaelmas Term 1929. He was also the president of St John's Labour Club that same year. Stewart began his career as an official in the Royal Household during 1931. He worked for a short period with the Secretariat of the League of Nations, befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Reynolds (British Politician)
Gerald William Reynolds (17 July 1927 – 7 June 1969) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Islington North from 1958 until his death. Background Reynolds was born Brentford, Middlesex, in 1927, and was educated in Acton. He was diagnosed with kidney disease when he was fourteen, and at the time was given only three months to live. He went on to attend the Ealing School of Art. Political career Reynolds began his political career on the Acton Borough Council, to which he was elected in 1949. He served as mayor of Acton from 1961 to 1962. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Islington North in a 1958 by-election following the early death of the sitting MP Wilfred Fienburgh, who was killed in a car crash at the age of 38. He was re-elected the following year at the 1959 general election, and at the next two general elections in the constituency. In the British Government of the 1960s he was Parliamentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rum Ration
The rum ration (also called the tot) was a daily amount of rum given to sailors on Royal Navy ships. It was Black Tot Day, abolished in 1970 after concerns that the intake of strong alcohol would lead to unsteady hands when working machinery. Tradition The rum ration, or "tot", from 1866 to 1970 consisted of of rum at 95.5 Alcohol proof, proof (54.6% ABV), given out at midday. Senior ratings (petty officers and above) received their rum neat, whilst for junior ratings it was diluted with two parts of water to make of grog. Rum, due to its highly flammable nature, was stored in large barrels in a special rum store in the bowels of the ship. The rum ration was served from one particular barrel, known as the "Rum Tub". Not all sailors necessarily drew their rum: each had the option to be marked in the ship's books as "G" (for Grog) or "T" (for Temperance). Sailors who opted to be "T" were given threepence (3d) a day instead of the rum ration, although most preferred the rum. Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituency Labour Party
A constituency Labour Party (CLP) is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular parliamentary constituency. In England and Wales, CLP boundaries coincide with those for UK parliamentary constituencies. In Scotland, CLP boundaries align with constituencies of the Scottish Parliament. The Labour Party in Northern Ireland has, since February 2009, been organised as a province-wide constituency Labour Party which is yet to contest elections. Labour International is a CLP for members of the British Labour Party who are currently living overseas. For much of the Labour Party's history, especially during the 1980s, CLPs were perceived as relatively left wing, compared to the more moderate or pragmatic trade unions. Bodies A CLP's main decision-making body is normally its General Committee or All Member Meeting. Day-to-day management is generally carried out by the executive committee (EC). Officers The Labour Party Rule Book establishes the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Erith And Crayford By-election
The 1965 Erith and Crayford by-election of 11 November 1965 was held after the death of Labour MP Norman Dodds Norman Noel Dodds (25 December 1903 – 22 August 1965) was a British co-operator and Labour Co-operative politician. The Labour Party campaign centre and headquarters building in Northumberland Heath is named "Norman Dodds House" in honour .... Result of the previous general election Result of the by-election The Labour Party held the seat with a reduced majority. References 1965 in London Politics of the London Borough of Bexley 1965 elections in the United Kingdom By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London constituencies {{London-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
