50 Years Ago – 13 February 1971
13 February 1971 Edward Heath (in main image above), the Prime Minister, Tony Barber, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and
Read more13 February 1971 Edward Heath (in main image above), the Prime Minister, Tony Barber, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and
Read more6 February 1971 A number of companies said that they would need to lay of staff following the collapse of
Read more5 February 1971 The Government confirmed that the company in financial straits that it had been discussing was Rolls Royce,
Read more4 February 1971 It was confirmed that the British Cabinet had met for three hours to discuss the potential financial
Read more3 February 1971 Geoffrey Rippon (in main image above), the Government’s chief negotiator to join the European Economic Community, rejected
Read more2 February 1971 Tony Barber, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that large inflationary pay increases must stop and said
Read more1 February 1971 Tom Jackson, the Secretary of the Union of Post Office Workers, said that the postal strike would
Read more31 January 1971 Robert Carr (in main image above), the Employment Minister, said that he intended to make a “last-ditch
Read more30 January 1971 Ford said that they were facing “commercial suicide” if they implemented the pay demand that was being
Read more29 January 1971 700 workers at the manufacturer Wilkins and Mitchell said that they demanded that 11 men should be
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