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    Political Wit: Quips and Quotes from the Back Benches and Beyond

    By Summersdale Publishers Ltd

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    History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.'

    Winston Churchill

    'Britain has invented a new missile. It’s called the civil servant. It doesn’t work and it can’t be fired.'

    General Sir Walter Walker

    Order, order! After a long day at the dispatch box, when your honourable friend’s white paper has made you feel green and your poll ratings have slumped to a new low, hunker down in Speakers’ Corner with this grand coalition of political quips and quotes – you’ll be ready to take on the opposition at any time!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSummersdale Publishers Ltd
    Release dateMar 12, 2015
    ISBN9781783725175
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