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The Minister's New Lieutenant

17th October 1947
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rONTRARY to rumour, Mr. Alfred Barnes has not been removed from the Ministry of • Transport. His survival in the Prime Minister's drastic reshuffle of senior and junior Ministers may be interpreted as the measure of Mr. Attlee's satisfaction with his work during the past 2i years. No Minister of Transport before Mr. Barnes had the odious duty of forcing through Parliament a nationalization Bill in the face of the expressed opposition of more than 1,000,000 electors, and the organized advice of those best qualified to give it. That he achieved his purpose without creating the personal animosity which surrounds several of the other Ministers, is a tribute to his tact and good humour.

Mr. G. R. Strauss, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, an able and polished parliamentarian, was obviously marked down for promotion, and his accession to office as Minister of Supply is not surprising. He is succeeded by Mr. L. J. Callaghan, a young man who knows his own mind and is not afraid to express it.

Mr. Callaghan contributed little, if anything, to the debate on the Transport Bill, and it may be assumed that he has no special interest and experience in transport. His attention appears in the past to have been directed more to Britain's overseas policy and commitments. He voted against the Government on the American loan in 1945, and resigned his post as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Dominions UnderSecretary. In his new post he will undoubtedly enjoy the assistance of experienced brains in the transport industry and "The Commercial Motor" congratulates him on his appointment to this important post.


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