Talk:Kingsley Wood
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[edit] tenure of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
If Sir Kingsley died on 21 Sep, 1943, how could he step down 3 days later, on 24 Sep?--218.103.231.56 17:43, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
- Presumably that's when Anderson was appointed as the new Chancellor. I've amended the dates. Timrollpickering 16:14, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Improvements
The following containing additional information that could be used to improve the article:
- Quotation from Herbert Morrison, An Autobiography (1960)
- Sir Kingsley Wood. A talk to The Eltham Society by John Kennett, Thursday 6th December 2007
- Barnett, Correlli, The Audit of War, pub Macmillan, 1986, and Papermac, 1987, ISBN 0-333-434587.
Of these (1) and (2) bring out Wood's achievement introducing PAYE for income tax (which we still have), and Post War Credits [Morrison disapproved of that because it tied that hands of the post-war Labour Government].
(1) Also brings out Wood's achievement glamorising the Post Office when he was postmaster general
In (3) Kingsley Wood emerges as the one great hero who opposed the 'new Jerusalem' ideas of Beveridge. [Barnett seems to have regarded the implementation of Beveridge's ideas as a national disaster for Britain.] --Toddy1 (talk) 05:42, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
