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
Couldn't Have Said It Better (song) Couldn't Have Said It Better (song) "Couldn't Have Said It Better" is a song written by James Michael and Nikki Sixx and recorded by Meat Loaf featuring Patti Russo. It was released as a single in 2003. James Michael () wrote the lyrics to this song while Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe, Sixx:A.M.) wrote the music. The song is featured on Meat Loaf's 2003 album of the same name. Meat Loaf and Patti Russo performed this song nightly on the "Couldn't Have Said It Better" World Tour in 2003 and 2004. This song is also featured on Meat Loaf's video "".