Word: parliament
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Horse lovers mobilized to halt the slaughter. "But it will be hard," said one M.P. pressing for Parliament control of the market, "to make Strachey [Minister of Food] do anything to limit this revolting business. After all, a horse steak fills the void...
...Parliament, Britain's blustering Minister of Health Aneurin ("Nye") Bevan got called to personal account for the high cost of socialized dentistry. Demanded M.P. Frank Medlicott: "Has the minister calculated how much of the greatly increased expenditure is caused by the fact that every time he makes a speech there is widespread gnashing of teeth...
...progress. Meeting in Jericho, 500 Palestine Arab leaders had proclaimed him "King of all Palestine," and demanded union with Transjordan. Cagey Abdullah took a modest line. He would consult with his government and other members of the Arab League. Last week his cabinet gave its consent, and this week Parliament voiced its unanimous approval. The rest of the Arab world howled treachery. Next to a strong Israel, a bigger and stronger Abdullah was the last thing they wanted. Cried Azzam Pasha, spokesman for the Arab League: "We must continue fighting to liberate Palestine...
...Should war come," concluded Churchill, "-which God forbid; and it does not depend on us whether war comes; less than ever in our history does it depend on us ... a terrible accountancy will be required from those to whom Parliament has accorded, in time of peace, unparalleled resources and unprecedented power...
Last week, Communist Kahn's campaign paid off: he became the first Communist ever elected to South Africa's Parliament, and his Negro electorate turned out energetically to give him an impressive majority (Kahn polled 3,780 votes; his nearest contender...