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Denis Healey

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The right hon. Gentleman will be known for ever as the only Chancellor in the post-war period who brought this country to the brink of bankruptcy.
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Margaret Thatcher responding to criticism by Healey.
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Source: http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=108150

 
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