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James Callaghan

Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (/ˈkæləˌhæn/; 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), often known as Jim Callaghan, served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980. Callaghan is, to date, the only British politician to have served in all four of the Great Offices of State, having been Chancellor of the Exchequer (1964–1967), Home Secretary (1967–1970), and Foreign Secretary (1974–1976) prior to his appointment as Prime Minister. As Prime Minister, he had some successes, but is mainly remembered for the "Winter of Discontent" of 1978–79. During a very cold winter, his battle with trade unions led to massive strikes that seriously inconvenienced the public, leading to his defeat in the polls by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher.

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I have not the slightest doubt that the economic measures and the Socialist measures which one will find in the countries of Eastern Europe, will become increasingly powerful against the unco-ordinated, planless society in which the West is living at present.

Countries, Country, Economic, Europe, Powerful

When we reject unemployment as an economic instrument as we do and when we reject also superficial remedies, as socialists must, then we must ask ourselves unflinchingly what is the cause of high unemployment. Quite simply and unequivocally, it is caused by paying ourselves more than the value of what we produce. There are no scapegoats.

Causes, Economic, Remedies, Superficial, Unemployment, Unequivocally

Society today is so organised that every individual group has the power to disrupt it. How is their power to be channelled into constructive channels?

Channels, Groups, Individual, Power, Society Today, Today

I am rather in favour of dealing with teenage hooliganism.

Dealing, Favour, Hooliganism, Teenage

There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.

British Soldiers, Citizen, Citizens, Loss, Northern, Soldier

A leader has to appear consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent.

Appear, Consistent, Leader, Leadership, Mean

It is quite clear from what has been said and written that, time after time after time, there has been a conspiracy between the Conservative Front Bench in this House and the inbuilt Conservative majority in the House of Lords to defeat legislation that has passed through the House of Commons. . . I warn the House of Lords of the consequences. . . it is our strong view that the House of Lords should recall that its role is not that of a wrecking chamber, but of a revising chamber. In recent weeks, it has been wrecking legislation passed by this House.

Conservative, House, Recall, Revising, Strong, Views

I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today.

Ahead, Blue, Eye, Sky, Votes

I hate putting up taxes.

Hate, I Hate, Putting, Taxes

We used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting government spending. I tell you in all candour that that option no longer exists, and in so far as it ever did exist, it only worked on each occasion since the war by injecting a bigger dose of inflation into the economy, followed by a higher level of unemployment as the next step.

War, Cutting, Thinking, Bigger, Exist

If Britain becomes a member of the Community, it will be healthier for Britain, advantageous for Europe, and a gain for the whole world. I do not know of many economic or political problems in the world which will be easier to solve if Britain is outside rather than inside the Community.

Becomes, Community, Europe, Know, Political, Whole

If we have to prove our Europeanism by accepting that French is the dominant language in the Community, then my answer is quite clear, and I will say it in French in order to prevent any misunderstanding: Non, merci beaucoup.

Accepting, Answers, Community, French, Order

I've never been one to say that Britain was joining a happy band of brothers.

Band, Britain, Brother, Brothers, Joining, Say

Unilateral disarmament by Britain is opposed to our country's best interests, could begin the unravelling of NATO and therefore jeopardise the stability of Europe.

Britain, Country, Europe, Interests, Stability, Unilateral

I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is moving. Every seaman knows the command at such a moment: 'steady as she goes'.

1967, Economy, Moving, Perspective, Three

The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day.

Government, Law, Parties, Party, Rule, Strongly