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A week is a long time in politics.

Harold Wilson

[Criticizing as “appalingly complacent” a Conservative Government report that by the ’60s, Britain would be producing all the scientists needed] Of course we shall.
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Conservative Country Criticism Eighty Government Meed Ofcourse Produce Report Scientist Shall
He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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Architect Change Decay Reject
Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high, not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whatever terms are offered us? No.
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Common Crawling Fair Give Head Held High Market Negotiate Negotiation Wind
I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase ‘freedom of the press’ used as freely as it is, knowing that a large part of our proprietorial press is not free at all.
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Freedom Freely Hear Little Nauseated Perhaps Phrase Press Use
On 5 September, when the TUC unanimously rejected wage restraint, it was the end of an era, and all the financiers, all the little gnomes in Zürich and other finance centres about whom we keep on hearing, had started to make their dispositions in regard to sterling.
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Reject Restrain September Wage
He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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Architect Change Decay Human Only
Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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Chance Equal Everybody Fly Start
At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.
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Abroad Ask Essential Home Main Prime Minister Repeatably Successful
From now on, the pound abroad is worth 14 per cent or so less in terms of other currencies. That doesn’t mean, of course, that the Pound here in Britain, in your pocket or purse or in your bank, has been devalued.
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Abroadm Worth Currency Fourteen From Less Now Other Percent Pound So Term
This party is a bit like an old stagecoach. If you drive along at a rapid rate everyone aboard is either so exhilarated or so seasick that you don’t have a lot of difficulty.
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Along Apart Bit Difficulty Drive Either Everyone Exhilarate Lot Rapid Seasick
If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I’d have it tinned. With vinegar.
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Choice Smoke Vinegar
He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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Architect Chance Decay Reject
If the Tories get in, in five years no one will be able to afford to buy an egg.
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Afford Buy Country Egg Five Get Person Tories Year
Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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Office Party Power Whichever
The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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Coach Labour Party Stage
The Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry.
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Country Forhfet Heat Industry Method Outdate Place Practice Restrictive Revolution Side

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