“We have lived through this mistake for 60 years now.”

—  Daniel Hannan

Speaking about the NHS, during an interview with Fox News https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/apr/05/cameron-hannan-nhs-prescott (2 April 2009)
2000s

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