[garinda]

Originally Posted by Stumped

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.

I also had my formative years spent under Premiers Wilson and Callaghan.

There are a couple missing though.

Perhaps they have just slipped your mind, and didn't make it to the chronological list.

Heath, and Thatcher.

They too helped form the opinions I hold today about politics.