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...income after personal exemptions. There will also be higher sales and entertainment taxes, and a jump from 30% to 50% on distributed business profits. He rejected left-wing demands for a soak-the-rich capital levy. Biggest surprise of all, he defied his fiery cabinet colleague Aneurin Bevan by proposing that the public pay half the cost of false teeth and spectacles, hitherto free under the National Health Service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: The Budget | 4/23/1951 | See Source »

Minister of Labor Aneurin Bevan, usually a hothead orator, softly sneered that finding a reply to Churchill was like "trying to climb up a smooth, flat surface; I can get no hold ... at any point whatever. He went on from generalization to generalization . . ." Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Gaitskell said: "I have never heard from [Churchill] a speech ... so completely lacking in serious argument." As the government barrage ripped into him, Churchill squirmed, slapped his waistcoat, fumbled in his pockets, finally got to his feet, turned and looked behind him. Spellbound, the entire House watched Winnie's antics. Gaitskell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Search for a Jujube | 2/26/1951 | See Source »

Both White's (founded 1693) and Brooks's (founded 1764) are primarily social, nonpolitical clubs, but as the qualifications for membership are background, breeding and wealth, they are naturally Tory strongholds. Other Laborites enter Brooks's and White's without causing any commotion, but Bevan is anathema to British bluebloods. In a speech in 1948 he had blatantly proclaimed: "Tories are lower than vermin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Damned Odd Thing to Do | 2/5/1951 | See Source »

...Strangways strode angrily across St. James's into White's and, when Bevan and Sir John left the club shortly after, followed them outside. Fox-Strangways' family motto is Faire sans dire-deeds without words. Silently, he landed a kick on Bevan's broad backside. The minister stumbled down the last half-dozen steps, was hurried into his car by Sir John. The Air Marshal declared later that Bevan behaved with "great restraint and dignity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Damned Odd Thing to Do | 2/5/1951 | See Source »

Next day Sir John complained to White's committee, which apologized to Bevan. Then the club announced Fox-Strangways' resignation. Said one well-born Briton: "I'm afraid they're awfully upset about it at White's. I mean to say, you should never kick a guest. Might have kicked Slessor for taking the fellow there, though-damned odd thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Damned Odd Thing to Do | 2/5/1951 | See Source »

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