... seen remarkable happenings in this country of ours and, as usual, our people have risen to the occasion. We went off the gold standard and the Stock Exchange closed for a couple of days. while the man of the house (with the exception of the Prime Minister ...

... London. They knew from experience that an unbalanced Budget meant inflation and that this country might have to go off the Gold Standard. banking was nationalised or not. So long as a State has to trade with foreign countries. as this country will always have ...

... nearer the present time. Does Mr. Emrys-Evans remember that' a Tory Government in 1926 suddenly forced us back on the Gold Standard. at a time when the E was only worth les., with the result, as we predicted at the time, that much of our export trade ...