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Fifty years in politics and the law / Lord Morris of Aberavon.
Van Pelt Library DA722.1.M66 A3 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morris, John, 1931 November 5-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Morris, John, 1931 November 5-.
- Morris, John.
- Legislators--Wales--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Cabinet officers--Wales--Biography.
- Cabinet officers.
- Nobility--Wales--Biography.
- Nobility.
- Wales.
- Genre:
- Autobiographie.
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- 50 years in politics and the law
- Place of Publication:
- Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- The autobiography of Lord Morris of Aberavon provides a fascinating insight into personalities and events encountered from childhood in mid-Wales, entry into politics in the late 1950s, appointment as Secretary of State for Wales in 1974 and the devolution era of the 1970s, and finally to his role is Attorney General for England and Wales at the end of the 1990s. Having held office in the Labour governments of Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Tony Blair, Lord Morris finds himself almost uniquely placed to comment on the evolving terrain of British politics and law over half a century. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 In the Beginning 1
- 2 Formative Years 11
- 3 Forming a Farmers' Union 17
- 4 My Search for a Parliamentary Seat 23
- 5 Elected MP for Aberavon 33
- 6 Entering the House of Commons 41
- 7 Working with my Fellow Welsh MPs 47
- 8 The Steelworks 57
- 9 My First Junior Office at the Ministry of Power 61
- 10 Ministry of Transport (1966-1968) 67
- 11 The Ministry of Defence (1968-1970) 77
- 12 Ideas for Devolution (1964-1970) 85
- 13 Secretary of State 97
- 14 In the Welsh Office 107
- 15 Working out our Devolution Proposals 113
- 15 More Powers for Wales 129
- 17 The Cathays Powerhouse 137
- 18 Other Welsh Office work 143
- 19 The Family and Later Years in the Welsh Office 149
- 20 The Welsh Language 153
- 21 Preparing to be a Law Officer 169
- 22 Appointed Attorney General 181
- 23 Kosovo 195
- 24 After 1999 223
- 25 New Pastures 227
- 26 Conclusion 235.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780708324189
- 0708324185
- OCLC:
- 711051008
- Publisher Number:
- 99945109008
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