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Interview with Barbara Castle, part of the TUC Millennium Film Project
Barbara Castle (1910-2002) was born in Chesterfield and worked as a journalist before becoming MP for Blackburn in the 1945 General Election. She held several posts in the 1964-1970 Labour Government, including Secretary of State for Employment from 1968. She was again a minister in the Wilson Government 1974-1976, but stood down as an MP in the 1979 election to become a Member of the European Parliament 1979-1989. In 1990, she was made a life peer, as Baroness Castle of Blackburn.
The following selected clips are available from this page:
Barbara Castle 1 - The Social Contract
Barbara Castle 2 - Equal pay and Dagenham
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Barbara Castle: TUC Millennium Film Project |
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Trades Union Congress
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| Production Date |
1999 |
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Video
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| Holding Institution |
TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University |
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