Ernest Marples- The Shadow Behind Beeching
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P6018
This first biography of Marples uses newly-available archives to examine public and private transport policy, the growing power of the pro-road lobby and the identification of personal freedom with driving. Railway sentimentalism was no match for these. Marples was lucky not to be implicated in the Profumo Affair which rocked the Conservative Party but his political career was over soon afterwards. Questionable business practices caused his 1975 flight to Monaco hotly pursued by the Inland Revenue. Beeching, unhappy under a Labour government, returned to private industry although he later chaired a Royal Commission. Labour, despite promises, proved little friendlier to the railways but a more positive approach to loss-making passenger services eventually emerged under Barbara Castle. This book should appeal to those interested in Britain's railways and in mid-Twentieth Century British politics.
Stock Code | P6018.0 |
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Author | Brandon D/Upham M |
ISBN13 | 9781526760180 |
Format | Hardback |
Height(mm) | 235 |
Width(mm) | 156 |
Page Count | 224 |
Pictures | 40 |
Publication Date | 14 Jan 2022 |
Publication Status | Available |
Publisher | PEN & SWORD |
Record last updated | 04/05/2023 |