Lieut-Colonel Mervyn Wheatley

Former MP for Poole

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Lieut-Colonel Mervyn Wheatley is a former MP for Poole.

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  • Orders of the Day — Hants and Dorset Bus Company (Dispute) 5 Jul 1951

    The hon. Member for the Itchen Division of Southampton (Mr. Morley) drew a poor sort of picture when he spoke of the breakaway union and asked how we could put up with that sort of thing, with a lot of unions all over the place. The National Union of Railwaymen is a railway union, and these busmen want to have a union of their own.
  • Orders of the Day — Hants and Dorset Bus Company (Dispute) 5 Jul 1951

    If it were intended to start a breakaway union of railwaymen I could understand the hon. Gentleman's remarks, but since they want to start a union for busmen I cannot see the relevance of his remarks. The hon. Gentleman also asserted that we on this side of the Committee are showing a strange interest in trade unionism. It may interest him to know how I became involved in this question. The...
  • Orders of the Day — Hants and Dorset Bus Company (Dispute) 5 Jul 1951

    That is the history; I know it personally. Hon. Members opposite are jeering because they think I am talking against trade unionism. I am not. I am in favour of trade unionism. After that, arrangements were made, as we have heard from the hon. Member for Itchen. Other hon. Members also talked to the men on the same lines. It was, of course, the only reasonable way of getting the men to go...

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