Word: meritocratic
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Dates: during 1965-1965
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...changing Britain, Heath is both proof and symbol of change-a recognition overdue by the Conservatives that class is rapidly going out of fashion. A man passionately dedicated to change himself, to "modernizing Britain," Heath is the very model of the meritocrat-the man making his way on his merits. Heath's merits include immense energy, ruthlessness when necessary, and politics in the very marrow of his bones. They are all qualities his Laborite opposite Harold Wilson possesses in abundance too, and many a tradition-minded Tory M.P. will admit privately that he voted for Heath just to nail...
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