"Post Office Act 1969 The Post Office Act 1969 (c.48) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that changed the General Post Office from a department of state to a public corporation, known as the Post Office. It also abolished the office of Postmaster General of the United Kingdom. The powers of the Postmaster General were transferred to a new cabinet member, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications. The incumbent Postmaster, John Stonehouse, became the first Minister of Post and Telecommunications on 1 October 1969. The act created a new public corporation, the Post Office, as the"
"Joseph Slater, Baron Slater Joseph Slater, Baron Slater, BEM (13 June 1904 – 21 April 1977) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield in County Durham at the 1950 general election, following the retirement of John Leslie. Slater held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1970 general election. In Harold Wilson's Labour Government 1964–1970, he served as Assistant Postmaster-General from 1964 to 1969, serving under four Postmasters-General: Tony Benn, Edward Short, Roy Mason and John Stonehouse. On 8 July 1970 he was"
"they chose his name for the website. Ernest Marples Alfred Ernest Marples, Baron Marples, PC (9 December 1907 – 6 July 1978), was a British Conservative politician who served as Postmaster General (1957–1959) and Minister of Transport (1959–1964). As Postmaster General, he saw the introduction of the Premium Bond scheme and of postcodes. His period as Minister of Transport was controversial. He both oversaw significant road construction (he opened the first section of the M1 motorway) and the closure of a considerable portion of the national railway network with the Beeching cuts. His involvement in the road construction business Marples"
"created a life peer as Baron Slater, of Ferryhill in the County of Durham. Joseph Slater, Baron Slater Joseph Slater, Baron Slater, BEM (13 June 1904 – 21 April 1977) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield in County Durham at the 1950 general election, following the retirement of John Leslie. Slater held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1970 general election. In Harold Wilson's Labour Government 1964–1970, he served as Assistant Postmaster-General from 1964 to 1969, serving under four Postmasters-General: Tony"
"Ernest Marples Alfred Ernest Marples, Baron Marples, PC (9 December 1907 – 6 July 1978), was a British Conservative politician who served as Postmaster General (1957–1959) and Minister of Transport (1959–1964). As Postmaster General, he saw the introduction of the Premium Bond scheme and of postcodes. His period as Minister of Transport was controversial. He both oversaw significant road construction (he opened the first section of the M1 motorway) and the closure of a considerable portion of the national railway network with the Beeching cuts. His involvement in the road construction business Marples Ridgway, of which he had been managing"
"Phyllis Starkey MP 2001-2005, and Dr Ashok Kumar MP 2005-2010. Dr Kumar died shortly before the UK 2010 General Election. Since then, subject to parliamentary approval, the Chair of POST has been Adam Afiyie, MP. In 1998 Professor David Cope took over as Director of POST. He guided the Office towards the goal of establishing POST as a permanent office of the UK Parliament - and dramatically expanded its staffing, wider links and more general recognition of its role as a special, distinctive, institution that the UK Parliament had agreed, enthusiastically, to endorse. In 2001, both Houses decided that POST"
"Charles Hobson, Baron Hobson Charles Rider Hobson, Baron Hobson (18 February 1904 – 17 February 1966) was a British Labour politician and life peer. Hobson was Member of Parliament for Wembley North from 1945 to 1950 and for Keighley from 1950 to 1959. He was Assistant Postmaster-General in 1947. On 20 January 1964, he was created a life peer as Baron Hobson, of Brent in the County of Middlesex. He served as a Lord-in-waiting (whip) in the House of Lords from 1964 to his death. In 1933, Hobson married Doris Mary Spink. Together they had one daughter, Marian Hobson: Marian"
"against the omnipotent State, democracy against despotism"". The last edition of the ""News-Letter"" was dated April–July 1947. Subsequently Harold Nicolson joined the Labour Party and stood as its candidate in the 1948 Croydon North by-election, which he lost. Sir Frank Markham joined the Conservatives and returned to the House of Commons in 1951 as the MP for Buckingham at the 1951 General Election. Markham retired from parliament in 1964. The only former National Labour politician to return to government was Earl De La Warr in 1951. He was appointed by Prime Minister Winston Churchill as Postmaster General. It was a"
"John Manley (MP) John Manley (c 1622 – 1699) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1690. He was Post Master General during the Commonwealth. Manley was the son of Cornelius Manley of Erbistock, Denbighshire. He was offered the sum of £8259 19s.11 3/4d. for forming the Post Office, inland and foreign on 29 June 1653 when it was offered for tender. At Midsummer 1653 he was appointed Postmaster General when he took the farm of the Letter Office at a contract of £10,000. Captain John Manley and his servant"
"John Manley (MP) John Manley (c 1622 – 1699) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1690. He was Post Master General during the Commonwealth. Manley was the son of Cornelius Manley of Erbistock, Denbighshire. He was offered the sum of £8259 19s.11 3/4d. for forming the Post Office, inland and foreign on 29 June 1653 when it was offered for tender. At Midsummer 1653 he was appointed Postmaster General when he took the farm of the Letter Office at a contract of £10,000. Captain John Manley and his servant"
"would go on to be a scholar of French. Charles Hobson, Baron Hobson Charles Rider Hobson, Baron Hobson (18 February 1904 – 17 February 1966) was a British Labour politician and life peer. Hobson was Member of Parliament for Wembley North from 1945 to 1950 and for Keighley from 1950 to 1959. He was Assistant Postmaster-General in 1947. On 20 January 1964, he was created a life peer as Baron Hobson, of Brent in the County of Middlesex. He served as a Lord-in-waiting (whip) in the House of Lords from 1964 to his death. In 1933, Hobson married Doris Mary"
"October to 12 November 2016, with Powell portrayed by Ian McDiarmid and Clem Jones by George Costigan. UK Parliament elections Notes Bibliography Further reading Enoch Powell John Enoch Powell (16 June 19128 February 1998) was a British politician, classical scholar, author, linguist, soldier, philologist and poet. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (1950–74), then Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP (1974–87), and was Minister of Health (1960–63). Before entering politics, Powell was a classical scholar, becoming a full professor of Ancient Greek at the age of 25 in Australia. During World War II, he served in both staff and"
"Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, (6 June 1919 – 9 July 2018) was a British Conservative politician and hereditary peer who served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, Foreign Secretary from 1979 to 1982, chairman of British General Electric Company from 1983 to 1984, and Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. Before his death in 2018, he was the last surviving member of the 1951–55 government of Winston Churchill, the Eden government, and the Macmillan government, as well as of the cabinets of Alec Douglas-Home and Edward Heath. Following the"
"in the 2014 play ""Handbagged"". Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, (6 June 1919 – 9 July 2018) was a British Conservative politician and hereditary peer who served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, Foreign Secretary from 1979 to 1982, chairman of British General Electric Company from 1983 to 1984, and Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. Before his death in 2018, he was the last surviving member of the 1951–55 government of Winston Churchill, the Eden government, and the Macmillan government, as well as of the cabinets of Alec Douglas-Home"
"London. He was cremated in a humanist service at the City of London Cemetery on 7 November 2014. Michael Cashman Michael Maurice Cashman, Baron Cashman, (born 17 December 1950) is a British Labour politician and former actor. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands constituency from 1999 until he stood down in 2014. He has since then been appointed to the House of Lords. On 23 September 2014, Cashman was appointed the Labour Party's special envoy on LGBT issues worldwide. A former child actor, Cashman had a long career principally on television in supporting roles."
"Alec Douglas-Home Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, (; 2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995) was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1963 to October 1964. He is notable for being the most recent Prime Minister to hold office while being a member of the House of Lords, before renouncing his peerage and taking up a seat in the House of Commons for the remainder of his premiership. His reputation, however, rests more on his two spells as Britain's foreign secretary than on his brief"
"George Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne George Morgan Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne (14 September 1894 – 27 September 1960), known as George Garro-Jones until 1947, was a British Liberal, then Labour Party politician, barrister, businessman and editor of ""The Daily Dispatch"". George Garro-Jones was born in Haverfordwest, Wales on 14 September 1894. Garro-Jones was private secretary to Sir Hamar Greenwood from 1919-22 while Greenwood was firstly Secretary for Overseas Trade and then Chief Secretary for Ireland. Greenwood was a Liberal Minister in the Coalition Government led by David Lloyd George. This close association led Garro-Jones into standing as a candidate for"
"In 1974, Hobden attempted to regain the seat in both the February and October general elections, but was unsuccessful. Dennis Hobden Dennis Harry Hobden (21 January 1920 – 20 April 1995) was a British Labour Party politician. Hobden was a postal and telegraph worker who became an officer in the Union of Post Office Workers. Before being selected to contest the Brighton Kemptown seat he had been Chairman of the local Constituency Labour Party. In 1964 Hobden was elected MP for Brighton Kemptown by a margin of seven votes, defeating incumbent David James and becoming the first Labour MP for"
"Parliament"" (2008). He died on 22 April 2017, aged 66. Julian Priestley Sir Julian Gordon Priestley (26 May 1950 – 22 April 2017) served as Secretary-General of the European Parliament 1997–2007. He was the second President of the Young European Federalists 1974–1976. Born in Croydon, Priestley was educated at St Boniface's Catholic College, Plymouth, and Balliol College, Oxford, graduating in 1972 with an honours degree in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE). He was president of the Oxford Union and chairman of the Oxford University Labour Club. He stood three times for Labour in Plymouth (twice in Plymouth Sutton and once"
"Gerald Kaufman Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman (21 June 1930 – 26 February 2017) was a British Labour politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 until his death in 2017, first for Manchester Ardwick and then for Manchester Gorton. He was a government minister in the 1970s and a member of the Shadow Cabinet in the 1980s. Knighted in 2004, he became Father of the House in 2015 and was the oldest sitting MP of the UK Parliament at the time of his death. He was known for his forthright views, but very rarely voted against the"
"Dennis Hobden Dennis Harry Hobden (21 January 1920 – 20 April 1995) was a British Labour Party politician. Hobden was a postal and telegraph worker who became an officer in the Union of Post Office Workers. Before being selected to contest the Brighton Kemptown seat he had been Chairman of the local Constituency Labour Party. In 1964 Hobden was elected MP for Brighton Kemptown by a margin of seven votes, defeating incumbent David James and becoming the first Labour MP for a Sussex constituency. He was re-elected in 1966 but lost his seat in 1970 to the Conservative Andrew Bowden."
"Thomas Posthumous Hoby Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby (1566 – 30 December 1640), also spelt Hobie, Hobbie and Hobby, Posthumous and Postumus, was an English gentleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1629. A Puritan, he has been claimed as the inspiration for Shakespeare's character Malvolio in ""Twelfth Night"". Hoby was the younger son of Sir Thomas Hoby (1530–1566), the English Ambassador to France in 1557, by his marriage to Elizabeth Cooke, who was a daughter of the humanist Sir Anthony Cooke (1504–1576), one of four sisters notable for their learning. Hoby"
"Alf Morris Alfred Morris, Baron Morris of Manchester, (23 March 1928 –12 August 2012) was a British Labour Co-operative politician and disability campaigner. Morris served as Member of Parliament for Manchester Wythenshawe from 1964 until 1997, having previously unsuccessfully fought the, then, safe Conservative seat of Liverpool Garston in 1951 and the Wythenshawe seat in 1959. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Fred Peart, the Agriculture Minister. Morris campaigned against British entry to the Common Market and in May 1967 Prime Minister Harold Wilson sacked him, and six others, for abstaining in a Commons vote on the issue. Fred"
"woman suffered severe burns during an attempt to decant petrol next to a lit gas cooker. Harris believed that Maude's advice helped cause the incident. Maude married Christina Jane Hadfield in 1984, and they have five children. Francis Maude Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham (born 4 July 1953) is a British Conservative politician, who served over 25 years on the front bench in the House of Commons, including posts as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster-General, as well as Member of Parliament representing Horsham in Sussex, and then as Baron Maude of Horsham as Minister of"
"William Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon (15 April 1877 – 24 December 1938), known as Sir William Mitchell-Thomson, 2nd Baronet, from 1918 to 1932, was a Scottish politician who served as British Postmaster-General from 1924 till 1929. Mitchell-Thomson was born at number 7 Carlton Terrace, Edinburgh, the son of Mitchell Mitchell-Thomson, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, who was created a baronet in 1900. Mitchell-Thomson was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford. He earned his LL.B with distinction from the University of Edinburgh in 1902. He joined the Scottish bar that same year, but spent"
"Paul Marsden Paul William Barry Marsden (born 18 March 1968) is a British writer, businessman and former politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shrewsbury and Atcham from 1997 until 2005. He was most prominently known for his anti-war views and crossing the floor twice (the first to do so since Winston Churchill), from Labour to the Liberal Democrats in 2001 and returning to Labour in 2005. He instructed a solicitor in 2010 to begin action for phone hacking that allegedly took place back in 2003 by a newspaper. In 2012, Marsden was appointed to draft the parliamentary"
"Robert Boscawen Robert ""Bob"" Thomas Boscawen, MC, PC (17 March 1923 – 28 December 2013) was a British Conservative politician. He was the last member of the House of Commons to hold a Military Cross for action during the Second World War. Robert Boscawen was the fourth son of Evelyn Hugh John Boscawen, eighth Viscount Falmouth, of Tregothnan, by his wife Mary (née Meynell, descended from the Earls of Halifax) A member of a very old Cornish family, his ancestors included Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, and Admiral Edward Boscawen, victor over the French at the Battle of"
"a letter to ""The Guardian"" opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth William Manuel Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth, OJ, DL (born 19 October 1938), generally known as Bill Morris, is a former British trade union leader. He was General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union from 1992 to 2003, and the first black leader of a major British trade union. Morris sits in the House of Lords, taking the Labour Party whip. Bill Morris was born in Manchester Parish, Jamaica. After the death of his father,"
"J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone Major-General John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone (31 May 1868 – 7 November 1947) was a British Army general and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1904 and a Liberal MP from 1904 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1924. He was Secretary of State for War for the two years prior to the First World War, before being forced to resign as a result of the Curragh Incident. As General Jack Seely, he led one of the last great cavalry charges in history at the"
"Trefgarne in lieu of his patronymic. He was succeeded by his son David, a Conservative government minister. George Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne George Morgan Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne (14 September 1894 – 27 September 1960), known as George Garro-Jones until 1947, was a British Liberal, then Labour Party politician, barrister, businessman and editor of ""The Daily Dispatch"". George Garro-Jones was born in Haverfordwest, Wales on 14 September 1894. Garro-Jones was private secretary to Sir Hamar Greenwood from 1919-22 while Greenwood was firstly Secretary for Overseas Trade and then Chief Secretary for Ireland. Greenwood was a Liberal Minister in the Coalition"
"James Spicer Sir James Wilton Spicer (4 October 1925 – 21 March 2015), often known as Jim Spicer, was a British Conservative politician. Spicer was Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dorset from February 1974 until he retired at the 1997 general election, when he was succeeded by Oliver Letwin. He was a vice-chairman of the Conservative Party, and was also a Member of the European Parliament, representing Wessex from 1979 until 1984. At 14, he was an air raid messenger in London during the Blitz. At 15, he was in a Commando Section of his local Home Guard. Whilst"
"George Osborne George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born 23 May 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from June 2001 until he stood down on 3 May 2017. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister David Cameron from 2010 to 2016. He has been editor of the ""London Evening Standard"" since May 2017 and chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) since September 2016. Osborne worked briefly as a freelancer for ""The Daily Telegraph"" before joining the Conservative Research Department in 1994 and becoming head of its political section. He"
"Francis Maude Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham (born 4 July 1953) is a British Conservative politician, who served over 25 years on the front bench in the House of Commons, including posts as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster-General, as well as Member of Parliament representing Horsham in Sussex, and then as Baron Maude of Horsham as Minister of State for Trade and Investment until April 2016. Maude is the son of the former Conservative Cabinet Minister, also a Life Peer, Angus Maude. He spent part of his childhood in Sydney, Australia while his father edited"