Manny Shinwell leaving Britain to freeze and close down. He became unpopular with the public and was sacked in October 1947. He then served as Secretary of State for War and then as Minister of Defence in 1950-51. The high defence spending which he demanded, partly to pay for Britain's involvement in the Korean War, was a major factor causing Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Gaitskell to impose NHS charges, prompting the resignation of Aneurin Bevan from the Cabinet. After Labour's defeat in 1951, Shinwell continued to serve in the Shadow Cabinet in Opposition until he stepped down in 1955. Thereafter he
1950–51 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball) for AIK received a winner's medal: Stig Hultman, Bengt Lithander, Hans Möller (1), Evert Djupmark, Svante Malmgren (6), Kjell Jönsson (1), Bengt Jönsson (2), Rune Östberg (1), Sven Holmgren (1) and Bengt Enhamre. 1950–51 Allsvenskan (men's handball) 1950–51 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball) The 1950–51 Svenska mästerskapet was the 20th season of Svenska mästerskapet, a tournament held to determine the Swedish Champions of men's handball. The tournament was contested by all Allsvenskan teams and all District Champions, along with invited teams from Division II. 32 teams competed in the tournament. IK Heim were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Örebro