which prime minister said you've never had it so good
We would not have been told we had never had it so good; but we might have been better off. Why?
Mr Johnson says that in 2014 Scotland voted to not leave the United Kingdom.Labour leader Keir Starmer asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson about plans to cope with a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections this winter.A scientific report released this week said a second wave could be worse than the first.Sir Keir says it is "perfectly possible to support track and trace and point out the problems". he said.He said if he had continued to support Dr Mahathir as the prime minister, the political turmoil plaguing the country over the past week could continue and possibly Parliament could be dissolved to make way for snap polls. In reply Boris Johnson says he will "examine the idea of a scrappage scheme" for such aircraft.
"Super-Mac" was a 1958 cartoon image of Harold Macmillan, which became an enduring nickname for him. Many say this optimistic view helped the Tories to a surprising, yet convincing, win in the 1959 General Election.He was in Bedford to speak at a Tory rally marking 25 years’ of service by Alan Lennox-Boyd, the Colonial Secretary (a cabinet role which was cut in 1966), as MP for Mid-Bedfordshire.Incidentally, the event took place at the old Bedford Town football club in Queens Park.Mr Macmillan presented a very positive view of Britain in 1957, in particular he emphasised the economy.He recognised how increased steel, motor car and coal production had all collectively helped investment in British industry.This in turn had led to a perceived economic boom in the post-war British economy and a rise in the standard of living.The 1959 General Election was one where many onlookers would have expected a Labour win.
"Unfortunately, he failed to get the majority support from other MPs and this was clearly stated in a statement released by the Palace on February 28," he said.However, he said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah had made a good decision to interview all party leaders and asked them to name a candidate that could get majority support from all MPs. He says this is why there is an "unprecedented" track and trace system and record investment in the NHS.Sir Keir says the proportion of people being contacted by the test and trace system "has done down" every week. He says the UK's test and trace system is as good as "any other system anywhere else in the world".Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith calls the Chinese telecoms firm a "risk" to national security.A study of 120,000 volunteers in England also suggests those aged 18 to 24 were more likely to test positive.The UK's economy grew 1.8% in May as the lockdown began to ease, less than economists had predicted.A report accuses the MoD of failing to make the "hard choices" needed to plug a gap of up to £13bn.Hopes the government will announce the result of a consultation on the Gender Recognition Act this week are fading.With the SNP dominating polls, why are some calling for a new pro-independence party to break away?For critics, the debate over face coverings is an example of ministers allowing confusion to spread.From stopping your glasses fogging up to washing techniques, here's what you need to know.SNP MP John Nicolson’s cat brings a temporary halt to a Parliamentary committee with a partial appearance via webcam.It's been out of the headlines for the past few months, but Brexit is back on the political menu.Sir Ed Davey and Layla Moran are both vying for the top spot.Has proportion of people reached through contact tracing been dropping?Tory MP questions 'blanket advice' on people staying at homeIs the government investing record amounts in the NHS?Labour MP questions local support during smaller outbreaksPM pledges to look at scrappage scheme for old aircraftSNP question UK government 'power grab' in ScotlandStarmer: Obvious that track and trace is not a 'stunning success'Keir Starmer questions test and trace capabilities of the UK He asks if the prime minister agrees with him that the worst reason for people to stay at home is for people to follow "blanket government advice that takes no account of safety".Mr Johnson says it is "important" that business should be "carried on".
The expression 'You've never had it so good' was made popular by He says it is "obviously not true" that track and trace is a "stunning success", as Mr Johnson claims.He asks what the prime minister would like to say to relatives of those who have died from coronavirus.Boris Johnson says "we will do absolutely everything in our power to prevent a second spike in this epidemic." #ThrowbackThursday: Harold MacMillan’s ‘never had it so good’ speech
With its rather dismissive caption, "How to Try to Continue to be Top Without Actually Having Been There", the cartoon image, by "Vicky" (Victor Weisz) first appeared in the Evening Standard on 6 November 1958.
He asks the PM directly whether he has read the scientists' report published earlier this week. The prime minister has indicated he does not think an inquiry should be held while we're still grappling with coronavirus. the late 1950s. PRIME MINISTER: Well thank you very much Sabra. The prime minister's enterprise adviser has apologised after saying most Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clearly hoped appearing before the House of Commons finance committee would help put to rest the WE Charity affair over a grant program for student volunteers. Here's what happened: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said that the proportion of people who had been identified as 'at risk' by the test and trace system had been going down.In the most recent week for which we have figures, 25 June to 1 July, that figure had fallen to 70.8%.Labour's Helen Hayes asks about the "scourge" of knife crime following the stabbing of a teenager in her Dulwich constituency. For Boris it had been the most fun he’d had since becoming prime minister a year ago.