Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 18 Rhagfyr 1973.
Does the Prime Minister recall that in that speech the Lord Chancellor stressed that the Industrial Relations Act should be observed to the letter? Consistent with that, will the Prime Minister tell us whether he recalls a famous Tory in 1947 saying that the essence of democracy was based not on bare majority rule but on the question of the liberty shown to minorities that did not conform? Does the Prime Minister recall that the author of that statement was Lord Hailsham of the Quintin Hogg variety? In this ever-changing mood and policies of the Government, on which of the two statements does the Prime Minister now put his money?