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London School of Economics.
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Deryck Abel
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Abel sutdied at Tottenham County School the London School of Economics and London University. He fought in World World War II, losing a legal After the war, Abel became active in the Liberal Party, standing unsuccessfully in Street Albans at the 1950 United Kingdom general election and Torquay in 1951.
He was also active in the Free Trade Union, edited and wrote for the Free Trader and authored a number of books
During the 1950s, Abel was a leading proponent of the construction of a Channel Tunnel, linking Britain with France. From 1957 to 1959, he served as Chairman of the Liberal Party.
He also stood unsuccessfully in Worthing at the 1959 United Kingdom general election. In 1959, Abel resigned from the Free Trade Union and the Free Trader, following their takeover by supporters of Oliver Smedley.
He died around this time, his health never having recovered from his wartime experiences.
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He married Betty, a lecturer and member of the editorial staff of the Contemporary Review, a publication of which he served as editor from 1960 to 1965.
