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Aug 29Liked by Sarah Harkness

This is a fascinating piece and I had no idea about either Edna Healey or Ted Heath in this context. I shall certainly try to find a copy of her memoir, thank you.

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I love the rabbit holes I often disappear down when reading your substaks & quite a few other threads on here. I love them & consider them ball part of my ongoing education 📕🤓

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I'm reading Vera Britain's 'Testament of Friendship' at the moment which has included a lot about the LNU lecturing she and Winifred Holtby did across the world, so this was a really interesting piece to read alongside.

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Heath ended up becoming Prime Minister later in his career, didn't he?

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Yes, although not a very successful one. Sorry, I should have said!

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Aug 29Liked by Sarah Harkness

And Quintin was his Lord Chancellor.

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Heath had won the appeasement argument by then!

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Aug 29Liked by Sarah Harkness

In his mind, Heath always won the argument…

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