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Author Morris, John, 1931 November 5-

Title Fifty Years in Politics and the Law / Lord Morris of Aberavon
Published Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (293 pages)
Contents Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Family Tree; In the Beginning; Formative Years; Forming a Farmers' Union; My Search for a Parliamentary Seat; Elected MP for Aberavon; Entering the House of Commons; Working with my Fellow Welsh MPs; The Steelworks; My First Junior Office at the Ministry of Power; Ministry of Transport (1966-1968); The Ministry of Defence (1968-1970); Ideas for Devolution (1964-1970); Secretary of State; In the Welsh Office; Working out our Devolution Proposals; More Powers for Wales; The Cathays Powerhouse; Other Welsh Office work
The Family and Later Years in the Welsh OfficeThe Welsh Language; Preparing to be a Law Officer; Appointed Attorney General; Kosovo; After 1999; New Pastures; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Index
Summary The story of one of the few Ministers who served in all four Labour Governments under Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Tony Blair. As Attorney General he developed the doctrine of armed intervention in the affairs of another state, Kosovo, without a Security Council Resolution, in order to avert an overwhelming humanitarian disaster and appeared as Counsel before the International Court of Justice to defend the U.K.'s position. As Welsh Secretary he saw his proposals for a Welsh Assembly crushed in a Welsh referendum, commenting "if you see an elephant on your doorstep you know it's there."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Morris, John, 1931 November 5-
SUBJECT Morris, John. (DE-604)BV0087060 swd
Subject Legislators -- Wales -- Biography
Cabinet officers -- Wales -- Biography
Nobility -- Wales -- Biography
Central government.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
Cabinet officers
Legislators
Nobility
Wales
Genre/Form Biographies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780708324219
0708324215
129920175X
9781299201750
9780708326367
0708326366