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50 Years Ago – 13 February 1971

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13 February 1971 Edward Heath (in main image above), the Prime Minister, Tony Barber, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and

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50 Years Ago – 6 February 1971

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6 February 1971 A number of companies said that they would need to lay of staff following the collapse of

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50 Years Ago – 5 February 1971

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5 February 1971 The Government confirmed that the company in financial straits that it had been discussing was Rolls Royce,

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50 Years Ago – 4 February 1971

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4 February 1971 It was confirmed that the British Cabinet had met for three hours to discuss the potential financial

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50 Years Ago – 3 February 1971

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3 February 1971 Geoffrey Rippon (in main image above), the Government’s chief negotiator to join the European Economic Community, rejected

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50 Years Ago – 2 February 1971

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2 February 1971 Tony Barber, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that large inflationary pay increases must stop and said

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50 Years Ago – 1 February 1971

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1 February 1971 Tom Jackson, the Secretary of the Union of Post Office Workers, said that the postal strike would

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50 Years Ago – 31 January 1971

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31 January 1971 Robert Carr (in main image above), the Employment Minister, said that he intended to make a “last-ditch

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50 Years Ago – 30 January 1971

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30 January 1971 Ford said that they were facing “commercial suicide” if they implemented the pay demand that was being

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50 Years Ago – 29 January 1971

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29 January 1971 700 workers at the manufacturer Wilkins and Mitchell said that they demanded that 11 men should be

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