Word: toun
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Bevan's chosen enemy was not just Eden, but a' whole class-including the ten Etonians in Eden's Cabinet. At Scots-toun, near Glasgow, Nye singled out the Cecils, that historic family whose present member, Lord Salisbury is one of Eden's closest advisers. "Salisbury is a Cecil," Bevan almost spat the name at his audience. "The Cecils have been in the government of England since the Poor Law was enacted. They built country houses in the best parts of England, and they built workhouses in the worst parts. Youngsters who have come...
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