Talk:Denis Healey

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Healey took part in the landings at Anzio in World War II. I have his book so I can give a few details.

Bilderberg

Why is there nothing about Bilderberg here? I see no reason for not mentioning his involvement. Makes me wonder if the conspiracy nuts have a point.

I've added a short section on Bilderberg. (82.40.177.159 03:52, 14 February 2007 (UTC))[reply]

The link in the note was working a second ago but now it's not. Here's another one if anyone more capable wants to edit. Thanks.

http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:vK-Q3P3unwoJ:www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4149485,00.html+jon+ronson+founder+member+denis+healey&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk

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Still alive?

Is he still alive? I thought I'd seen his obituary last year, but it might have been someone else... Graham 23:51, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, certainly. In fact he appeared on Sunday AM with his wife earlier this year. I'm sure we can trust Wikipedia to be up to date on a famous person like Denis Healey. --86.31.26.55 18:04, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wife

Healey and his wife are one of the more celebrated couples in British politics, but I can't find any mention of her in the article. David Colver 17:25, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

International Monetary Fund application and crisis

Neither this nor the article on James Callaghan has any coverage worth noting about the application for a loan from the IMF and the ensuing crisis of public confidence. I could not find a separate article, either. I may have missed it, but if I haven't, does anyone feel qualified to start one?

80.189.136.67 14:53, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

Please do not continue to add Shadow Foreign Secretary to the top of the infobox, Healey has had held several more prominent roles that should be listed here. Catchpole 08:12, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Confusing passage

The article states that "Though a supporter and friend of Hugh Gaitskell, when Gaitskell died in 1963, Healey voted for Callaghan in the first ballot and Harold Wilson in the second". Why "though"? Gaitskell, Callaghan and Wilson were all more or less from the moderate wing of the Labour party. Why would it be some sort of bizarre contradiction for a Gaitskellite to vote for Wilson or Callaghan after Gaitskell's death? And it's not as if Gaitskell would care at that point, being, as was stated above, dead.

Ken Burch 06:40 26 May 2008(UTC)

Wilson was seen as the "left" candidate in 1963 - Brown was the right wing candidate. Healey might have been expected to vote for Brown but had doubts about his drinking and lack of emotional stability.

Exile (talk) 21:12, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Middle name

Is there any citation for Healey being named in honour of Churchill (middle name is Winston)? At the time of his birth (1917), it is quite remarkable that an engineer would choose to name his son after a politician yet to excel.

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