Alan Lennox Boyd: A Biography"Alan Lennox-Boyd served as Colonial Secretary from 1954-1959 and was an outstanding holder of that office during this decisive period in the history of British decolonization and the end of empire. He was a towering figure both in terms of his place within Conservative Party history, where he represented a powerful and often right-wing trend within the party and in colonial policy, doubting the wisdom of the speed by which self-government was advancing. He considered British rule to be a benevolent force, yet during his period of office he played a key role in a number of major moves towards independence, including the decolonization of Cyprus."--BOOK JACKET. "Tracing the development of Lennox-Boyd's brand of Conservative politics, this biography presents a portrait of a highly complex man and a challenging reinterpretation of British colonial policy at this time."--BOOK JACKET. |
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1951 General Election administration African Alan Lennox-Boyd announced April Armitage Baring Beaverbrook Boyd's Brit Britain British Government Cabinet colleagues Cabinet Minutes campaign Channon Churchill Colonial Office Colonial Secretary Committee Commonwealth conference Conservative Party Cyprus debate defence detainees Devlin Diary Donald East Africa election emergency Empire EOKA European February Federation Gold Coast Government's Governor Guinness Harold Macmillan HC Deb Hola House Iain Macleod Imperial independence India James Lees-Milne July June Kabaka Kenya Kenya government Labour later leaders Lennox-Boyd told London Lord Boyd interviewed Lyttelton Macleod Macmillan majority Makarios Malaya Malta March Mau Mau meeting Memorandum ment Mid-Beds Mutesa National nationalist Nigeria Northern Nyasaland October Oxford Parliament Parliamentary Patsy persuaded political PREM Prime Minister proposals resignation response Rhodesia seemed self-government Sherborne Singapore Southern Rhodesia statement suggested talks Tanganyika territories tion Uganda Welensky