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Britain in the 1970s was undoubtedly an economic mess because of the oil price explosion.


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He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining pit, his uncle had been down the pit, his brother had been down the pit, and of course he would go down the pit.



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Think, think, think. It will hurt like hell at first, but you'll get used to it.



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Large motorway flyovers are the cathedrals of the modern world.



Why get rid of Chamberlain to put in Halifax? It's like getting rid of the organ-grinder to put in the monkey.

Why get rid of Chamberlain to put in Halifax? It's like getting rid of the organ-grinder to put in the monkey.



And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to talk socialism to keep up people's morale.

And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to talk socialism to keep up people's morale.



You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation.

You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation.



It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else.

It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else.



And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will grow.

And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will grow.



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I remember people who'd had a lot of hardship during the war. They'd thought we'd won.





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