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For the alternative life style.
Lest we forget Des O'Connor started as a Red Coat at Butlins.
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We Brits know how to enjoy ourselves. Sitting in the sun while
the country sinks.
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King George looking frail after his operation to
remove his lung.
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19th April Miss Sweden won the first Miss World contest in London.
The 'X' certificate was introduced this year for adult entertainment.
'Abbot and Costello Meet Dracula' was given an 'X'
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Lunch Time Butlins Style
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Many people though could not afford this type of holiday and they
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The general election came on the 25th October.
The front page of the Mirror tried to stave off a labour defeat.
Labour won most votes but the Conservatives won most seats. Churchill
got back in again at 77.
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A young Margaret Thatcher telling one of her constituents that
if he votes for her she would stop his children's free school milk,
and he would have a bar of soap in each of his bathrooms. She Lost.
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