Never a Yes Man: The Life and Politics of an Adopted LiverpudlianVerso, 1991 - 251 pages Eric Heffer was probably one of the most influential figures on the left of the British Labour Party. He was Member of Parliament for Walton Liverpool and in 1991 he received the Freedom of the City of Liverpool. His autobiography provides an insider's view of the politics and personalities of nearly three decades of Labour politics. A born rebel, Heffer was kicked out of the Communist party for descent, sacked from Harold Wilson's government and was a thorn in the side of Kinnock's leadership. His book contains an attack on the rightward drift of the Labour Party's present leadership, which remains crucial to the debate surrounding the future direction of the Labour Party. |
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Page 25
... told the Sergeant Instructor that I had decided to withdraw from the boxing . We were billetted in various boarding houses . My landlady was a music hall caricature - a real tyrant and mean with everything including the coal . At times ...
... told the Sergeant Instructor that I had decided to withdraw from the boxing . We were billetted in various boarding houses . My landlady was a music hall caricature - a real tyrant and mean with everything including the coal . At times ...
Page 41
... told that the Soviet Union had no unemployment , a good free health service , cheap rents for housing and so on . We felt , also , that if the British capitalist press was against the Soviet Union it must have been doing something right ...
... told that the Soviet Union had no unemployment , a good free health service , cheap rents for housing and so on . We felt , also , that if the British capitalist press was against the Soviet Union it must have been doing something right ...
Page 153
... told me that my choice of Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS ) , Caerwyn Roderick , had not been immediately accepted , probably for reasons of security . I was very angry . Caerwyn was a good left - wing MP , but to suggest that he ...
... told me that my choice of Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS ) , Caerwyn Roderick , had not been immediately accepted , probably for reasons of security . I was very angry . Caerwyn was a good left - wing MP , but to suggest that he ...
Contents
On the March | 87 |
Joining the Council | 98 |
Adopted Liverpudlian | 108 |
Copyright | |
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