a comeback in politics and wrote a book called The Greasy Pole, which laid bare his bitterness with his treatment. He also called for reforms of Parliamentary procedure to reduce the Parliamentary week to three days and to sit for only 20 weeks in the year. Bevins worked for Francis Industries, an engineering company. His son Anthony Bevins became a political journalist. References John Biffen, "Reginald Bevins: Prototype Thatcherite" (Obituary), The Guardian, 19 November 1996 "Reginald Bevins" (Obituary), The Times, 19 November 1996 "Who Was Who", A & C Black 1908 births 1996 deaths British Army personnel of World War II Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Councillors in Liverpool Politicians from Liverpool Royal Artillery soldiers Royal Army Service Corps officers Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 United Kingdom Postmasters General People from Toxteth Ministers in the third Churchill government, 1951–1955 Ministers in the Eden government, 1955–1957 Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964