Fighting for Hauliers
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ONE voice which has rung out in the defence of road haulage in the political arena over the past week or two has been that of Peter Walker, the Tories' Shadow Minister of Transport, and MP for Worcester since 1961. In branding Mrs. Castle's attacks as a "phoney war" and saying that she was clearly aiming to cripple private road haulage to let nationalization in, he has undoubtedly made more friends in the haulage industry.
Several of the younger Conservative members regularly speak up for road transport, but with the authority lent him by his shadow title, Peter Walker promises to be the most vociferous and eager defender of the private enterprise faith that the industry has seen for years. To youthful political fire he can add the valuable experience he gained in his Clearing Houses presidency; of his business abilities as chairman of a firm of Lloyd's insurance brokers and one of the creators of the Unicorn Trust there can be no doubt. Born in 1932, he was the youngest member of the Shadow Cabinet when appointed in April