Mrs Thatcher, in her day, famously refused a 2.12 per cent pay increase for Britain's nurses and the following day announced a $10 billion payment to the US for Trident.
Mr Blair now states £200 million cannot possibly be afforded to pay firemen.
How much has he budgeted for the slaughter of Iraqi civilians?
-A West, Woodland Way, Brighton
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