Mr John Mack
Former MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Former MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
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With the general principle enunciated by the hon. Member for Leominster (Mr. Baldwin) that we should produce to our utmost capacity and, so far as possible, conserve our food supplies, every intelli- gent Member in this House would be in agreement; but for him to say as he did in effect, that he was not so much blaming the Minister of Agriculture as the Cabinet, because the Cabinet did not...
The nationalisation of the land does not enter into this at all.
The question of hypocrisy does not. I do not think it is hypocritical for the Labour Party to make speeches about their immediate policy in regard to the land. At the moment the Labour Party have stated they have no intention of nationalising the land, but they have added that if there is any land which is derelict or wasted, or of which proper use is not being made, then the Government will...
Former MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Entered the House of Commons on 11 March 1942 — unknown
Left the House of Commons on 5 October 1951 — General election
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