Retirement
However, Stevens' health caused him concern, and in January 1962 he announced that he would not stand for re-election as he was going deaf; both his father and brother had gone deaf at early age, and he believed he could not "continue work which necessitates understanding a question and answering it". He continued to press for lower taxes, arguing that many who called for higher tax on unearned income did not realise that those receiving it had previously worked to build up their assets.
Leaving the House of Commons at the 1964 general election, Stevens moved to Haslemere. He retired as Partner of Pannell, Fitzpatrick & Co. in 1970.
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