But Mrs Castle was taken under the wing of StaffordCripps, a wealthy socialist lawyer.
ECONOMIST: Barbara Castle
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StaffordCripps, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan, Selwyn Lloyd, Reggie Maudling: a roll-call of failure.
ECONOMIST: Sir Alec Cairncross
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Parliament debated a motion calling for improvements to working conditions in the mines and Sir StaffordCripps called for the nationalisation of the industry which came about 10 years later.
BBC: Albert Rowlands has not been down a mine since the disaster