Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Albert Edward Oram, Baron Oram, (13 August 1913 5 September 1999), was a Co-operative and Labour politician in the United Kingdom. Bert Oram was educated at Brighton Grammar School and the University of London. He became a teacher. In the Second World War he was initially recognised as a conscientious objector, but voluntarily renounced his exemption to join the army. He served in the Royal Artillery and landed in Normandy on D-Day, continuing on the campaign into Germany. After the war he briefly returned to teaching before moving in 1946 to work for the Co-operative Party as Research Officer. He advocated consumer welfare and democratising industrial relations, writing a series of publications including The People''s Industry.