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| − | '''little local difficulties''' were words which Harold Macmillan used to underplay the resignation of his Treasury team: the Chancellor of the Exchequer, [[Peter Thorneycroft]], and his two junior ministers, [[Nigel Birch]] and [[Enoch Powell]], over government spending. Macmillan uttered these words in a calm way as he left for a Commonwealth tour, managing to conceal his anxiety. | + | '''"little local difficulties"''' were words which [[Harold Macmillan]] used to underplay the resignation of his Treasury team: the Chancellor of the Exchequer, [[Peter Thorneycroft]], and his two junior ministers, [[Nigel Birch]] and [[Enoch Powell]], over government spending. Macmillan uttered these words in a calm way as he left for a Commonwealth tour, managing to conceal his anxiety. |
Revision as of 19:25, April 1, 2008
"little local difficulties" were words which Harold Macmillan used to underplay the resignation of his Treasury team: the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Peter Thorneycroft, and his two junior ministers, Nigel Birch and Enoch Powell, over government spending. Macmillan uttered these words in a calm way as he left for a Commonwealth tour, managing to conceal his anxiety.