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LABOUR'S TRANSPORT POLICY.

Authors :
DAVIES, ERNEST
Source :
Political Quarterly; Oct1967, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p421-434, 14p
Publication Year :
1967

Abstract

The article discusses the transportation policy of the British Labour Party from 1947 through 1967. An overview of the British government's policy on its railways, including its railway modernisation efforts during the 1950s, is provided. The role that the British government plays in regulating the country's roads, including the licenses for public hauliers of the transportation industry, is discussed. An overview of the Labour Party politician and British Minister of Transport Barbara Castle's perspective on the country's transportation policy is also provided.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00323179
Volume :
38
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Political Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
63117889
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.1967.tb00693.x