The 'Black Jock' Manager? : The mine management ...

The key change in the direction of NCB policy was signalled in a minute from Sir Hubert Houldsworth (NCB chair 1951-6) of January 1953 but it was under the Chairmanships of Sir James Bowman (1957-1960) and Alf (later Lord) Robens (1961-1971) that productivity drives were to be pursued zealously: NCB, SD, Executive Committee (EC), Memo from Sir ... ................
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