Dick’s Six Decades in Politics
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2022
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Dick Taverne entered parliament in 1962, and rubbed shoulders with some of the political giants of the 20th century. He was a minister in Harold Wilson’s government, and worked with Roy Jenkins to legalise homosexuality and introduce decimalisation. He even campaigned for remain on a bus with Liz Truss.
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