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Following her marriage to Ted Castle in 1944, Barbara became a journalist on the traditionally Labour-supporting daily newspaper, the Daily Mirror. In the 1945 General Election which returned Labour to power, she became MP for Blackburn, LancashireLancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. Its name is sometimes abbreviated to Lancs . Its traditional county town was Lancaster, but the county council is now based in Preston. The county bo. The fiery redhead soon achieved a reputation as a left-winger and a rousing speaker. In the WilsonJames Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx KG, OBE, PC ( March 11, 1916 May 24, 1995) was one of the more successful Labour Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and a 1960s icon. Wilson is regarded by many as probably one of the more intellectual poli government of 1964Events January January 1 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. January 3 Senator Barry Goldwater announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for President. January 5 In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Ort- 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January, she held a succession of ministerial posts. As Minister of Transport, she introduced the breathalyser to combat drink-driving, and as Secretary of State for Employment, she was never far from controversy which reached a fever pitch when the trade unions rebelled against her proposals to reduce their rights in a paper entitled 'In Place of Strife'.

Re-elected an MP after Harold WilsonJames Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx KG, OBE, PC ( March 11, 1916 May 24, 1995) was one of the more successful Labour Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and a 1960s icon. Wilson is regarded by many as probably one of the more intellectual poli's defeat of Edward HeathThe Right Honourable Sir Edward Richard George Heath KG, MBE (born July 9, 1916) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. His spell in office represented a transition between the tr, Castle became Secretary of State for Social Services in 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped, but lost her place as a minister after clashing with the new prime minister, James CallaghanJames Callaghan is also a former MP for Heywood & Middleton. Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff KG, PC (born 27 March 1912), was Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979. Callaghan was the son of a Royal Navy Chief Pe, who took over from Wilson in 1976. Despite having taken an anti-European stance in the referendum debate, she later became a member of the European parliament (1979-1986). In 1990, she was created a baroness in her own right (having previously enjoyed the courtesy title of "Lady" as a result of her husband's life peerage, but having refused to use it). She remained active in politics right up until her death, attacking Chancellor Gordon Brown's refusal to link pensions to earnings at the Labour party conference in 2001.

Barbara Castle's autobiography, Fighting All The Way (BooksEnthsiast.com), was published in 1993.