“I wish I could say that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had …”

“I wish I could say that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had done himself less than justice. Unfortunately, I can only say that I believe he has done himself justice. Some Chancellors are macro-economic. Other Chancellors are fiscal. This one is just plain cheap.”

— Margaret Thatcher

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Title: Wikiquote: Margaret Thatcher
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Context

On Denis Healey, in a remark in the House of Commons (22 January 1975)

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Thatcher, Margaret. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Margaret Thatcher. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

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