Off Topic And Now for Something Completely Different

Didn’t know Edward Heath was a Labour PM.

 

Ah ok
Hence the question mark
Confused with it first being agreed for 1974, but that will have been before Harold Wilson 1974 win.

Although technically every Govt/Parliament has to renew bank holidays and their dates every year anyway.

 

No, the Act came into force in 1971 when it got Royal Ascent and became Law.
The Act never listed NYD as a bank holiday though. It was that decision that was taken later.

 

No politics womble!

 

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TwoKier...

 

It wasn’t passed in 1971.
“What is formally known as the Employment (holiday extension and early retirement) bill was proposed in December 1971 by Denis Howell MP, as a private member’s bill, but it failed to secure approval.

Curiously, there then seems to be an almost total absence of any debate or commentary about the proposal to make New Year’s Day a bank holiday until it suddenly popped into existence as a Royal Proclamation in October 1973 following a government announcement earlier that month.”

 

It didn’t come into law in 1971.
“What is formally known as the Employment (holiday extension and early retirement) bill was proposed in December 1971 by Denis Howell MP, as a private member’s bill, but it failed to secure approval.

Curiously, there then seems to be an almost total absence of any debate or commentary about the proposal to make New Year’s Day a bank holiday until it suddenly popped into existence as a Royal Proclamation in October 1973 following a government announcement earlier that month.”

Interesting character Denis Howell compared to today’s bland lot. Football league referee, survived a car bomb on his drive.

 

Twonker.

 

I wouldn't call serving in Afghanistan, and elsewhere, bland.


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lol…these days are a long long time ago!!

 

Smashing, super.

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Pro level Hustle!!