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Nationalization Plan Amazes Lord Mills

17th October 1958
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THE attitude of the Socialists over road transport is "astonishing," according. to Lord Mills, Minister of Power. He told the Conservative Party Conference at Blackpool, last week, that the Socialists intended to throw the industry into the political melting pot if they were returned to power.

He believed they did not intend to stop there, because the door would be left wide open for restrictions on C-licence 'holders. The Conservatives were up against an astonishing and doctrinaire approach, for it was wrong to take over industries which were competitive and upon which our exports depended. • Earlier, Mr. Norman Wigg, a Lowestoft haulier, had pleaded for some action to stop free-enterprise operators having to subsidize the British Transport Commission.

Private hauliers were being subjected to unfair competition from the State undertaking, he declared. For instance, in East Anglia B.R.S. had cut their rates hy.as much as 30 percent., and the money they Were losing was to some measure money provided by free-enterprise.

" We appeal, therefore, to the Minister of Transport to look at this situation and see if something can be done," he said. "There are only 60,000 road transport contractors 'in the country, but they are all very concerned, and we look to the Conservatives to help us in this matter."


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