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Originally Posted by garinda

...and for throwing facts and figures into the pot, instead of wild inaccuracies, I expect not a word of thanks.

It's my utter pleasure.

My thanks go to you in return for your politeness.

Harold Wilson and James Callaghan were both Labour Prime Ministers during my formative years, and both their governments ended in disappointment. Wilson promising that 'the pound in my pocket' would be unaffected by devaluation, and Callaghan bringing us the 'winter of discontent' when strikes damn near brought the country to it's knees - much like your idol, Brown is doing now. Incidentally, it was the late Harold Wilson who set his gannex raincoat on fire with his pipe. His mind may well have been diverted by his 'amore' who was to become Lady Falkender. Hope I've got my facts right this time.