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“By neglecting education, the 1974 Labour government failed as surely as on the picket lines of Grunwick.” quote by Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis — Download Open image

“By neglecting education, the 1974 Labour government failed as surely as on the picket lines of Grunwick.”

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