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tenure of the Chancellor of the Exchequer[edit]

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)[reply]

Presumably that's when Anderson was appointed as the new Chancellor. I've amended the dates. Timrollpickering 16:14, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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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)[reply]

False attribution[edit]

The tale of Kingsley Wood telling Leo Amery that the Black Forest could not be bombed is a neat one, but not borne out by the relevant Hansard, which is here. I imagine it is a tale that has got mixed up with this from Claude Lowther in the First World War.

On a more general point this piece is rather thin for Churchill's war Chancellor. If I get the time I shall peruse through "The Chancellors" by Roy Jenkins and try to add some more relevant points. 79.73.124.57 (talk) 10:32, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The first search in Hansard returns nothing relevant. Also the External Links in the article to the biography requires a subscription to log in. Salsa man (talk) 00:54, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

also see here [1] Salsa man (talk) 00:59, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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