http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/blackburndarwenhyndburnribble/9800930.Fond_farewells_to_former_Hyndburn_MP_Ken_Hargreaves/
Ken Hargreaves MBE KSG
‘Ken was one of those under-stated men, rare in politics, who had little time for vanity or ego but gave himself quietly to his causes. He never faltered in his deep conviction that every life is precious, from conception until natural death; stood four square with the down trodden; and combined patriotism and a love of his Lancashire roots – most notably Hyndburn, Accrington and Oswaldtwistle – with a deep and simple Catholic faith.
Whether he was serving Mass, as he did for 60 years; working with the St. Vincent de Paul Society or charities and organisations of which he was a member – from the Epiphany Trust and Movement for Christian Democracy or Right To Life – Ken Hargreaves set a fine example of dedicated public service. May he rest in peace.’
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Ken Hargreaves – Blackburn Life
Ken Hargreaves, the former Conservative MP for Hyndburn, died earlier today aged 73. He had ben unwell for some time and was being cared for by East …
www.blackburnlife.com/tag/ken-hargreaves/http://conservativehome.blogs.com/parliament/2012/06/former-tory-mp-ken-hargreaves-has-died.html“An honest man’s the noblest work of God” (Pope).
Forty year campaign demanding justice for British servicemen used as guinea pigs in atomic tests in the 50s – with one Commons debate in the 80s taking place in the middle of the night, at 3.50 am. Today just 1500 of the 20,000 servicemen put in harms way are still alive. The Defence Minister, Earl Minto, deserves thanks for his straightforward reply in the Lords yesterday. However long it takes, injustices must be put right.
Throughout the 80s I campaigned for justice for...