Bevin

The best foreign secretary we ever had was a man called Bevin, possibly a bit before your time.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

You don't have to like, or approve of, Mrs Beckett although right-wing readers should note that she is the most Eurosceptical Foreign Secretary since Bevin, which is why the Beeb wants rid of her.

Margaret Beckett Says She is Staying Put 2007

Only later did I learn that the majority of the so-called Bevin boys were quite willing to serve in the armed forces, it was a Government decision that they should work in the mines.

Irish Blogs For the fainthearted . . . 2010

The best foreign secretary we ever had was a man called Bevin, possibly a bit before your time.

Spectator Live 2009

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Sir William Beveridge, a member of Churchill's wartime government he actually worked for Labour Minister Ernest Bevin, who wanted to get rid of him because he thought he was conceited, published a long, turgid report with revolutionary implications: "Social Insurance and Allied Services."

Robert Teitelman: Brazil, America and the Realities of Private Equity Robert Teitelman 2011

Sir William Beveridge, a member of Churchill's wartime government he actually worked for Labour Minister Ernest Bevin, who wanted to get rid of him because he thought he was conceited, published a long, turgid report with revolutionary implications: "Social Insurance and Allied Services."

Robert Teitelman: Brazil, America and the Realities of Private Equity Robert Teitelman 2011

It was Nye Bevan, not Ernie Bevin, and the people whose mouths were stuffed with gold were the specialist physicians, not the skimming middlemen. scott says:

Matthew Yglesias » Raul Grijalva Flirting With History’s Greatest Monster Status 2010

What I do know as a fact that the UK was so bankrupt and war weary at the end of WW2, that it really was unable to cope with the US demand to admit 100,000 DP Jews into Palestine at once and that Ernest Bevin just gave up.

The Volokh Conspiracy » What’s Going on With Turkey 2010