Hertford - People from Hertford, Eric Heffer, William Westall, Catherine of Lancaster, Ross Jordan, Dani Filth, Roald Bradstock, Hertford Castle (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: People from Hertford, Eric Heffer, William Westall, Catherine of Lancaster, Ross Jordan, Dani Filth, Roald Bradstock, Hertford Castle, Andrew Wilson, Mark Bentley, Clive Radley, John Gladwin, Hertford County Hospital, John Guyse, Les Howe, McMullens Brewery, Jack Trevor Story, Hertford Castle Weir, Hertford East railway station, Elliot Wilson, Hertford Cowbridge railway station, St Andrew Street, Hertford, Wilfred Berry, Alfred Alexander Burt, Robbie Morris, Hertford Museum, Walter Johnson, Samuel Stone, Hertford Lock, Hertford Cricket Club, Ann Turnbull, Horns Mill, Hertford, Sele Farm, Scott Ruskin, Hertford Regional College, Stuart Cradock, Philip Stephens, Dino Dines, Lawrence Wright, Hertford Weir. Excerpt: Eric Samuel Heffer (12 January 1922 - 27 May 1991) was a British socialist politician. He was Labour Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton from 1964 until his death. His working-class background and consciousness fed in to his left-wing politics, but to an extent disguised the depth of his knowledge: with 12,000 books in his home, he admitted to being a bibliophile. Due to his experience as a professional joiner, he made a speciality of the construction industry and its employment practices, but was also concerned with trade union issues in general. He changed his view on the European Common Market from being an outspoken supporter to an outspoken opponent, and served a brief period in government in the mid-1970s. His later career was dominated by his contribution to debates within the Labour Party and he defended Liverpool against attacks on the far left-dominated Liverpool City Council. Heffer was born in Hertford into a family which was thoroughly working-class. His grandfather was a bricklayer and later a railway signalman, and his father was a boot-maker and repairer, although he owned his own busin...