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'''Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett''' was a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician. As [[Chief Secretary to the Treasury]] in the late 1970s, he devised the [[Barnett Formula]] that allocates public spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.<ref name=BBC29877123>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29877123 Lord Barnett, creator of formula for UK spending allocations, dies], ''BBC News'', 3 November 2014</ref>
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Barnett was born in [[Manchester]], the son of Jewish tailor Louis and wife Ettie, and was educated at Badkindt Hebrew School and Manchester Central High School.<ref>https://www.jewishlivesproject.com/profiles/joel-barnett</ref><ref name=TelObit>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11205400/Lord-Barnett-obituary.html "Lord Barnett - obituary"], ''The Telegraph'', 3 November 2014</ref> He worked as an accountant. He was elected a councillor on [[Prestwich Borough Council]] 1956-1959 and was treasurer of [[Manchester]] [[Fabian Society]].<ref name=TelObit /> Barnett stood in [[Runcorn (UK Parliament constituency)|Runcorn]] in [[1959 United Kingdom general election|1959]] without success. He was elected [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Heywood and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)|Heywood and Royton]] in [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964]]. He was a member of the [[Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)|Public Accounts Committee]] from January 1966.
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Barnett served as [[Chief Secretary to the Treasury]] from 1974 to 1979, gaining a seat in the cabinet from 1977 onwards, and was [[Denis Healey]]'s right-hand man in the [[Labour Government 1974–79|Callaghan Government]]. During this time he oversaw the devising of what is known as the [[Barnett Formula]] by which public spending is apportioned between England, [[Scotland]], [[Wales]], and [[Northern Ireland]]. He subsequently joked about the strange and unexpected form of immortality that was accorded to him by "having his own formula". Following the [[Scotland Act 1998]] and devolution, he argued that the Formula was unfair to England and should be abandoned or revised.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/800695.stm Call for funding shake-up], ''BBC News'', 22 June 2000</ref> He reiterated this view in 2014 shortly before the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum|Scottish independence referendum]], calling the Formula unsustainable and saying it had become an embarrassment.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/11100400/My-funding-formula-for-Scotland-is-a-terrible-mistake-Lord-Barnett-admits.html My funding formula for Scotland is a 'terrible mistake', Lord Barnett admits], ''The Telegraph'', 16 September 2014</ref>
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Barnett held the Chairmanship of the [[Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)|Public Accounts Committee]] from 1979 to 1983. He published a memoir ''Inside the Treasury'' in 1982, describing his experience as chief secretary.<ref name=GuardianObit>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/nov/03/lord-barnett Lord Barnett obituary], ''The Guardian'', 3 November 2014</ref> Barnett's Commons seat having been abolished by boundary changes, he was created a [[life peer]] as '''Baron Barnett''', ''of [[Heywood, Greater Manchester|Heywood]] and [[Royton]] in [[Greater Manchester]]'' on 30 September 1983.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49499/page/13005</ref> He served on [[Parliamentary select committees of the United Kingdom|select committees]] in the House of Lords including the [[European Union Committee]], the [[Economic Affairs Committee (House of Lords)|Economic Affairs Committee]] and the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.<ref name=BBC29877123 /> He was appointed vice-chairman of the [[Board of Governors of the BBC]] by Conservative Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] in 1986 and held the post until 1993, during which period he partook in the private meeting when Chairman Hussey told Director-General [[Alasdair Milne]] he would have to leave the BBC.<ref>DG: The Memoirs of a British Broadcaster. p. 201.</ref><ref name=GuardianObit /> He died on 1 November 2014, aged 91.<ref name=BBC29877123 />
 
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Latest revision as of 01:02, 4 April 2022

Person.png Joel Barnett   PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
The Lord Barnett 2014.png
Born14 October 1923
Died1 November 2014 (Age 91)
Manchester
PartyLabour
British Labour Party politician.

Employment.png Chair of the Public Accounts Committee Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
July 1979 - 9 June 1983

Employment.png Chief Secretary to the Treasury Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
5 March 1974 - 4 May 1979
Preceded byTom Boardman
Succeeded byJohn Biffen

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Heywood and Royton

In office
15 October 1964 - 9 June 1983

Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett was a Labour Party politician. As Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the late 1970s, he devised the Barnett Formula that allocates public spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.[1]

Career

Barnett was born in Manchester, the son of Jewish tailor Louis and wife Ettie, and was educated at Badkindt Hebrew School and Manchester Central High School.[2][3] He worked as an accountant. He was elected a councillor on Prestwich Borough Council 1956-1959 and was treasurer of Manchester Fabian Society.[3] Barnett stood in Runcorn in 1959 without success. He was elected Member of Parliament for Heywood and Royton in 1964. He was a member of the Public Accounts Committee from January 1966.

Barnett served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1974 to 1979, gaining a seat in the cabinet from 1977 onwards, and was Denis Healey's right-hand man in the Callaghan Government. During this time he oversaw the devising of what is known as the Barnett Formula by which public spending is apportioned between England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. He subsequently joked about the strange and unexpected form of immortality that was accorded to him by "having his own formula". Following the Scotland Act 1998 and devolution, he argued that the Formula was unfair to England and should be abandoned or revised.[4] He reiterated this view in 2014 shortly before the Scottish independence referendum, calling the Formula unsustainable and saying it had become an embarrassment.[5]

Barnett held the Chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee from 1979 to 1983. He published a memoir Inside the Treasury in 1982, describing his experience as chief secretary.[6] Barnett's Commons seat having been abolished by boundary changes, he was created a life peer as Baron Barnett, of Heywood and Royton in Greater Manchester on 30 September 1983.[7] He served on select committees in the House of Lords including the European Union Committee, the Economic Affairs Committee and the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.[1] He was appointed vice-chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC by Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1986 and held the post until 1993, during which period he partook in the private meeting when Chairman Hussey told Director-General Alasdair Milne he would have to leave the BBC.[8][6] He died on 1 November 2014, aged 91.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ a b c Lord Barnett, creator of formula for UK spending allocations, dies, BBC News, 3 November 2014
  2. ↑ https://www.jewishlivesproject.com/profiles/joel-barnett
  3. ↑ a b "Lord Barnett - obituary", The Telegraph, 3 November 2014
  4. ↑ Call for funding shake-up, BBC News, 22 June 2000
  5. ↑ My funding formula for Scotland is a 'terrible mistake', Lord Barnett admits, The Telegraph, 16 September 2014
  6. ↑ a b Lord Barnett obituary, The Guardian, 3 November 2014
  7. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49499/page/13005
  8. ↑ DG: The Memoirs of a British Broadcaster. p. 201.
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