Barbara Castle Quotes

A collection of quotes by Barbara Castle.

Barbara Castle was a prominent British politician and member of the Labour Party. She was born on October 6, 1910, and served as a Member of Parliament for over thirty years. Castle held several ministerial positions, notably as the Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Employment, where she introduced significant legislative reforms. She was a passionate advocate for social justice and women's rights, making valuable contributions to the British political landscape. Barbara Castle passed away on May 3, 2002, leaving a lasting legacy in British politics.

Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of th

Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service.

Barbara Castle

Health

He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the

He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining pit, his uncle had been down the pit, his brother had been down the pit, and of course he would go down the pit.

Barbara Castle

Dad