¹ He certainly no longer co-ordinated the departments of Food and Agriculture after September 4, 1953, when the ministers of the two departments entered the Cabinet.

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⁵ As discussed, for instance, by Mr.Davies, Ernest M.P., in his pamphlet, Problems of Public Ownership (London: Labour party, 1952), 32–3.Google Scholar

⁶ In both world wars, especially as Minister of War Transport, 1941–5.

⁷ A principal item in the Conservative programme of legislation. The denationalization act did not receive the royal assent until May 6, 1953.

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¹⁷ See below, on Cabinet committees.

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¹⁹ It is noteworthy that Opposition spokesmen suggested that Lord Leathers and Mr. Maclay (the Minister of Transport) did not agree on the suspension of increases in transport fares early in 1952, and that Lord Leathers' point of view prevailed (The Times, May 6, 1952). Mr. Maclay resigned early in 1952 for reasons of health.

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²⁴ The Conservative Cabinet actually contained 16 ministers, compared with 17 in the previous Labour Cabinet. Its numbers have subsequently fluctuated between 17 and 19.

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