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19th March 1983, Page 28
19th March 1983
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TO DIE as the result of being ri down by a car was an ignominious end for perhaps t most charismatic of all Ministc of Transport. Alan Lennox-Boy who was created Viscount Boy of Merton in 1960, held that office from 1952-54, a crucial period in the history of road haulage.

His good looks, his height of about 6fit Sin and his immaculE appearance, particularly in evening dress, made him an outstanding figure in any company. A polished speaker, he also had a rare ability to ma his hearers think they were being let into state secrets.

A classic example of that art was his speech at the Road Haulage Association's Conference at Blackpool in 19E I was not the only seasoned reporter who scribbled furious in the belief that the Minister was revealing the Governmen1 plans to repeal the disastrous 1947 Transport Act in 1953. Th I told myself, would be the leac news story for the next issue.

When I re-read my notes I realised that I had been led not just up the garden path but up Blackpool Tower as well. With charm and conviction the Minister had said precisely nothing.

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