Beeching cuts and the Cotswold Line between Oxford and Worcester has increased significantly, and double track has now been reinstated on the Golden Valley Line. The Conservatives increased their Commons majority in the general election of 8 October 1959, their first with Harold Macmillan as prime minister, who famously said that most people "had never had it so good". Ernest Marples, previously the Postmaster General, was made Transport Minister two weeks later in a cabinet reshuffle; Marples was described by some as "cocky", "flash", "slick" and as a "construction tycoon", and Macmillan noted that the Northern working-class boy who had won a
Never Said Never Said "Never Said" is a song written and performed by Liz Phair, released as a radio-only single from her debut album "Exile in Guyville". It was the first single released from the album. Although no physical single was released for the song, a music video was released, directed by Katy McGuire. "Never Said" was an airplay hit. The song received substantial play on college radio stations, and eventually went into rotation on mainstream alternative rock stations, including WTCX and WLOL. The music video, which was a minor hit on MTV, was shot at Chicago’s Garfield Park Conservatory. The video