"E27002" wrote in message
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IMHO Macmillan is NOT a hero.


quote

Macmillan served with distinction as a captain in the Grenadier Guards
during the war, [WW1] and was wounded on three occasions. During the
Battle of the Somme, he spent an entire day wounded and lying in a slit
trench with a bullet in his pelvis, reading the classical Greek
playwright Aeschylus in his original language.[13

Publishing]
On his return to London in 1920 he joined the family firm Macmillan
Publishers as a junior partner, remaining with the company until his
appointment to ministerial office in 1940.

{Macmillan was responsible for publishing and championing the work of
the Irish playwright Sean O'Casey)

Housing Minister (1951-1954)
With the Conservative victory in 1951 Macmillan became Minister of Housing
under Churchill, who entrusted Macmillan with fulfilling the latter's conference
promise to build 300,000 houses per year. 'It is a gamble-it will make or mar
your political career,' Churchill said, 'but every humble home will bless your
name if you succeed.'[32] Macmillan achieved the target a year ahead of schedule.[33]

/quote

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Macmillan

To say nothing of the strain of having to maintain a stiff upper lip for years,
on end, for the sake of the family, while being cockolded by Robert Boothby.
(i.e Boothby was shagging his missus)

I wonder if any of those people moving into any of those 300,000 new houses will have
bemoaned the lack of Doric arhes at the front ?

Oh sorry, there's clearly no point in asking you is there ? Your knowledge of Harold
McMillan is probably based on a telly programme you vaguely remember from last
year. Andrew Marr perhaps ?


michael adams

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"michael adams" wrote

Oh sorry, there's clearly no point in asking you is there ? Your knowledge
of Harold
McMillan is probably based on a telly programme you vaguely remember from
last
year. Andrew Marr perhaps ?

One of my memories of Harold Macmillan is the occasion when, as Chancellor
of Oxford University, he escorted the Queen to a debate in the Oxford Union.
She had to dig him in the ribs to keep him awake.

Peter

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Basil Jet wrote:

Sam Wilson wrote:

Irrespective of its architectural style it's not actually an arch,
is it? What would the correct classical term for this kind of
structure be, assuming they actually built anything like this?

I call that sort of thing a squarch.

And how many times before this discussion have you done so?

I have use the word a dozen times a week for quite a few years.

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 12:12:11PM +0100, Paul Terry wrote:

I know the plan drawn up in the 1990s showed that buses could get
through, although with very little clearance (500cm each side, I think).
I wonder if that's still possible with the buses in use today?

Uh, 500cm is FIFTEEN FEET. That's a *lot* of clearance.

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On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 09:57:24AM -0700, E27002 wrote:

Contrast these with the =93new=94 Liverpool Street, or the original St
Pancras. They lift the soul and speak of grandeur.

"Lift the soul and speak of grandeur"? You just lost all the normal
people who don't aspire to be art critics!

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On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 12:12:11PM +0100, Paul Terry wrote:

I know the plan drawn up in the 1990s showed that buses could get
through, although with very little clearance (500cm each side, I think).
I wonder if that's still possible with the buses in use today?

Uh, 500cm is FIFTEEN FEET. That's a *lot* of clearance.

Oops (I never did get the hang of metrication). 50cm clearance, of
course!
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On Sep 25, 1:16 am, "michael adams" wrote:
"E27002" wrote in message

...

IMHO Macmillan is NOT a hero.

quote

Macmillan served with distinction as a captain in the Grenadier Guards
during the war, [WW1] and was wounded on three occasions. During the
Battle of the Somme, he spent an entire day wounded and lying in a slit
trench with a bullet in his pelvis, reading the classical Greek
playwright Aeschylus in his original language.[13

Publishing]
On his return to London in 1920 he joined the family firm Macmillan
Publishers as a junior partner, remaining with the company until his
appointment to ministerial office in 1940.

{Macmillan was responsible for publishing and championing the work of
the Irish playwright Sean O'Casey)

Housing Minister (1951-1954)
With the Conservative victory in 1951 Macmillan became Minister of Housing
under Churchill, who entrusted Macmillan with fulfilling the latter's conference
promise to build 300,000 houses per year. 'It is a gamble-it will make or mar
your political career,' Churchill said, 'but every humble home will bless your
name if you succeed.'[32] Macmillan achieved the target a year ahead of schedule.[33]

/quote

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Macmillan

Thank you. Clearly he was a hero. Unfortunately the latter day of
his government were marred by scandal. Two elections later Wilson was
firmly in control and the UK's decline went into overdrive.

To say nothing of the strain of having to maintain a stiff upper lip for years,
on end, for the sake of the family, while being cockolded by Robert Boothby.
(i.e Boothby was shagging his missus)

One would not wish that on anybody.

I wonder if any of those people moving into any of those 300,000 new houses will have
bemoaned the lack of Doric arhes at the front ?

Is it the government's job to house the populace? I will say that
1950s local authority housing was far superior to that which followed.

Oh sorry, there's clearly no point in asking you is there ? Your knowledge of Harold
McMillan is probably based on a telly programme you vaguely remember from last
year. Andrew Marr perhaps ?

No it is based on my memory of living thru those times. I have no
idea who is Andrew Marr.

On Sep 25, 3:14*am, "Peter Masson" wrote:
"michael adams" wrote

Oh sorry, there's clearly no point in asking you is there ? Your knowledge
of Harold
McMillan is probably based on a telly programme you vaguely remember from
last
year. Andrew Marr perhaps ?

One of my memories of Harold Macmillan is the occasion when, as Chancellor
of Oxford University, he escorted the Queen to a debate in the Oxford Union.
She had to dig him in the ribs to keep him awake.

Peter


Priceless! :-)

On Sep 25, 4:45*am, David Cantrell wrote:
On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 09:57:24AM -0700, E27002 wrote:
Contrast these with the =93new=94 Liverpool Street, or the original St
Pancras. *They lift the soul and speak of grandeur.

"Lift the soul and speak of grandeur"? *You just lost all the normal
people who don't aspire to be art critics!

Thanks, you have made my day!

E27002 wrote:

it is based on my memory

But Adrian, as you keep forgetting to use the same name when you post
here, that statement may not carry the weight you expect.

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