Word: shirttails
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...question-one that is always gingerly juggled on the floor of the House of Commons-came up in debate on a new conscription bill, extending the military age from 41 to 51, from 19 to 18 ½. Led by fiery Jack Griffiths, Labor dissidents sought to pin a shirttail to the bill, calling for Government seizure and operation of vital war industries...