Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett Quotes

Joel Barnett, Lord Barnett, was a Labour Party politician. As Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the late 1970s, he devised the Barnett Formula that allocates public spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.



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✵ 14. October 1923 – 1. November 2014
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“Your arguments are overwhelming. You’re obviously right — and the answer is No.”

To education secretary Reg Prentice
Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11205400/Lord-Barnett-obituary.html obituary, 3 Nov 2014

“We know that you have a very arduous duty ahead of you. We hope you enjoy the best of health; if you go on looking as attractive as you do tonight, it will be very beneficial.”

Congratulating Margaret Thatcher on becoming leader of the opposition.
Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11205400/Lord-Barnett-obituary.html obituary, 3 Nov 2014

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