1. MADE IN DAGENHAM
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2. Dagenham, on London's River Thames,
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3. is one of the great anvils
of the motor industry.
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4. At this and other
plants, Ford of Britain
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5. shape and fashion 3000 cars
every day.
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6. The biggest single motor
manufacturer in all Europe
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7. and fourth biggest in the world.
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8. Ford of Britain can
produce 3100 vehicles a day
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9. and 1.5 million
of the Ford Cortinas...
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10. Under the stylish bonnet,
a smooth, silent V4 engine.
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11. Luxurious seats.
Handsome all around.
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12. Slip away in style.
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13. Located in five European countries,
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14. Ford facilities now occupy
more than seven square miles,
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15. with a total covered floor space
of almost 42 million square feet.
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16. In 1968 there were 55,000 men employed
at Ford's Dagenham Factory
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17. and 187 women.
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18. Eileen, you got more support there
than the Arsenal.
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19. At least I ain't got bee stings for tits.
Oh, all right. Cheeky.
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20. Desmond Dekker
stirring up a storm with "Israelites"
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21. on the hottest day of the year
so far.
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22. So girls, don't forget your bikinis
and try and stay cool.
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23. Here we go.
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24. Connie? When you get a moment,
can you just have a walkthrough?
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25. Just give me five minutes
to settle in.
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26. Morning. Morning, morning.
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27. Everything all right?
Yeah, I overslept.
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28. How's George?
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29. Don't ask.
I've been up half the night.
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30. You're all right, you've got time.
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31. Man!
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32. Ladies, if I could
interrupt you a second...
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33. - Come on. Cover up.
- Please, ladies behave.
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34. Cover yourselves.
Cover yourselves up.
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35. Oh, here he is.
What if your husbands saw you?
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36. What would they say, eh?
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37. Come on, girls,
this is important!
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38. Thank you, Connie. Thank you.
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39. Shut up! Now, shut up.
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40. Do you wanna hear
what I gotta say or not?
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41. Yeah.
Right.
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42. Now, listen.
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43. To quote
Winston Churchill himself,
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44. this ain't the end. It ain't even
the beginning of the end.
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45. Oh, for fuck's sake, get on with it.
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46. Get on!
Look, ladies, please.
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47. I'm doing me best.
Oh, come on.
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48. Now, the deadline
we set the management
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49. to respond to our complaint
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50. about how they've
regraded you unskilled...
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51. Shh!
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52. Has now passed. Shut up!
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53. Which means you've gotta vote
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54. on the threat we made
in the original communique.
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55. An immediate ban
on all overtime. Right?
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56. And a one-day stoppage
to take place on the 29th of May.
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57. All right? You got that? Right, now,
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58. those for industrial action,
hands up.
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59. Yes.
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60. Against?
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61. Full house!
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62. I'm seeing the management
tomorrow morning,
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63. and I shall inform them
of your decision.
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64. Isn't he gorgeous?
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65. We did it.
First time for everything.
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66. Fuck them. Every other bugger
goes on strike, why shouldn't we?
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67. Just don't put it like that
if you get interviewed by David Frost.
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68. David Frost.
I know what you think about him.
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69. It's a bit scary, isn't it?
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70. I feel quite proud of us.
You should.
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71. I fought Rommel in the war,
you know?
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72. I wasn't once scared like I am
when I walk in there, I tell you.
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73. - Happy birthday, Sandra.
- Thanks, Eddie.
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74. Isn't it lovely what they did?
Come on, get up.
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75. Are you coming, George?
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76. No.
Go on then.
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77. Come on, you come.
Connie.
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78. Spoilsport.
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79. Happy birthday, darling.
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80. - Thanks.
- Happy birthday.
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81. Have a wonderful time.
Thanks, Albert.
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82. Oh, leave it out, Dave!
It's all right, it's the fuse box.
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83. Calm down.
Of course it's the bleeding fuse box.
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84. Right.
Oh, no, here he goes.
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85. Altogether now.
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86. It's bloody Liberace.
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87. Oh, God.
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88. Where do you reckon
Brenda's got to?
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89. Where do you think?
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90. You're joking.
No.
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91. Your trim. That'll be hanging
right off in a week or two.
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92. And I bet I know the girl
what sewed it, and all.
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93. Come on, then.
Chop-chop, or we'll miss the buffet.
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94. Want another one, anyone?
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95. I'll have one.
Yeah.
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96. George?
No.
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97. I'll be up all night.
Come on, mate.
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98. Connie, yeah?
Yeah, yeah. Please.
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99. Come on.
Just a little one.
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100. G & T, half a mild. Dave? Salt.
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101. Whole lemons.
Who's next on the dance floor?
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102. You sure you don't
wanna sit down, Sandra?
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103. Are you joking? I want a snowball.
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104. George, you ain't even
tripped the old, uh... Come on.
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105. No, no, no. It's all right.
Please.
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106. Do you mind, George,
if I have this one?
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107. Like to keep me hand in.
Jitterbug, twist, all them.
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108. You be careful.
We need you on top form tomorrow.
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109. What you talking about?
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110. Fantastic.
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111. - No, no, no. Not being funny.
- All right. All right.
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112. - Good night.
- Thanks.
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113. Sandra. Sandra.
Sleep well.
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114. Sandra.
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115. Happy birthday.
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116. - Good night.
- Be good.
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117. Hang on. I don't live here.
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118. Wait.
What?
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119. Now, what was that for?
Nothing. I just like you, that's all.
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120. Yeah? Come here.
Hey.
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121. What are you doing?
Not out here.
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122. You're better than that, are you?
Actually, yeah, I am.
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123. Graham?
Graham. Breakfast.
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124. There you go.
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125. I don't feel very well.
Don't you?
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126. You're not hot.
It's my stomach.
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127. Okay, what's wrong
with your hand?
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128. Nothing.
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129. Well, give us a look, then.
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130. No.
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131. I never done nothing. Honest.
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132. Mr. Clarke again?
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133. It'll be fine, okay?
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134. Now, eat some breakfast
and get dressed. I'll deal with it.
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135. Sharon? Chop-chop.
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136. Eddie. Come on, lover boy.
No, no, just clear off, I'm dying.
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137. We're all dying.
We've all gotta go to work.
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138. Eddie?
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139. Oh, you cheeky cow. Come here.
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140. God.
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141. Balls.
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142. Balls, balls, balls. Bollocks.
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143. Yes?
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144. Mr. Clarke?
Can I have a word?
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145. Of course. How can I help?
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146. You hit my son.
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147. On his hand. Caned him.
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148. And it ain't the first time.
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149. Yes. O'Grady. I remember.
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150. Forgot his protractor.
And it isn't the first ti...
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151. Don't care whether it's the hundredth time.
I don't want you doing it.
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152. You live on the estate,
don't you?
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153. I don't see what that's got...
We find boys
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154. who come to us from the estate
often have difficulty
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155. in adjusting to the standards of
behavior required in a school like this.
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156. It isn't really their fault.
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157. Their parents have never undergone
the full rigor of academic life.
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158. The boys can hardly look to them
for guidance, can they?
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159. But they do adapt in time.
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160. And I'm sure your son will too,
if he's just given the chance.
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161. But thank you for your concern,
Mrs. O'Grady.
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162. Are you all right?
Fuck off.
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163. Hold on, is this Sandra's?
Yeah, I know.
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164. Connie? Con?
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165. Sandra's at it again, look.
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166. You've gotta say something.
She hasn't.
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167. You've gotta talk to her.
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168. Don't wave at us, silly cow.
We're moaning about you.
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169. I'll do it.
No, you can't keep covering for her.
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170. I'll talk to her.
Will you?
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171. Here it comes. Oh, no.
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172. Look at that.
We might as well not have a roof.
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173. How many times
have we asked to fix this?
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174. It's not difficult, is it?
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175. Connie, listen.
Albert.
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176. I'm sorry, I didn't realize. Oh, my God.
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177. - I didn't realize. I'm sorry. Oh, God.
- You were saying?
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178. There's a meeting tomorrow.
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179. At Ford's headquarters
down in Warley.
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180. You're joking.
I'm not.
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181. Machinists threatening strike action,
they couldn't believe it.
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182. - Oh, yes.
- Yeah.
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183. We'll have to make a good strategy.
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184. They'll have Hopkins and Jones
and Grant, miserable sod.
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185. Now, who have we got
on our side? We've got, um,
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186. Monty Taylor from the
head office, he's coming.
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187. There's me, two. You, Con, three.
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188. Well, that leaves us one short.
Why?
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189. Little principle I picked up
in the war, Eileen.
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190. Turn up with more on your side
than they've got on their side
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191. and turn up
when they're least expecting it.
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192. So who's gonna
make the fourth man?
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193. Oh, not me.
I'm not going.
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194. Any takers? No?
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195. You want it?
Fuck off.
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196. Come on. It's a day off.
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197. - Oh, actually.
- Yeah, you all wanna go now.
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198. Yeah. I ain't having that.
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199. What?
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200. Yeah.
Go on, Rita. Day off.
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201. Go on, Rita.
You'd be great, Rita.
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202. Go on, then.
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203. Yeah, right.
What do you have to do?
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204. All right, Gordon?
Hello, Sandra.
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205. Think you're going?
It's the new Escort. Finally designed
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206. something people like.
They can get fucked.
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207. That's right.
We ain't working no overtime.
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208. Me and the boys were saying
we'd have gone on strike
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209. just having to turn up
in a pig hole like this.
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210. You know it's raining here, don't you?
Yeah, yeah. Whatever.
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211. - See you tomorrow, Connie.
- I think he likes you.
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212. It's going, it's going.
The police are being pushed backwards.
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213. There's screaming now.
Absolute hysteria.
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214. Now you can see the banners
are being used as clubs...
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215. No, they don't want so much.
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216. No, look what you're doing...
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217. Sharon?
Don't open my share.
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218. Turn the telly off now,
there's a good girl. Now, please.
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219. Wake your dad up.
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220. Wake up, Dad.
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221. Right. Pull your finger out.
Help your mum.
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222. Square eyes,
what have I told you?
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223. Dad, Martine Clarke's got color.
I've seen it.
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224. Martine Clarke's
got color, has she?
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225. We'll go around her house
and watch it after tea, won't we?
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226. Her mum'll be
pleased.
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227. Look, we'll have color soon.
Once you can rent them.
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228. Eddie, don't go promising color.
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229. We haven't even paid
for the fridge yet.
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230. And the three piece
is still on tick.
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231. Now we've got all this unrest at work.
What unrest?
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232. Oh, that? You had a vote, Rita.
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233. Unrest is when you actually
come out and strike. Blimey.
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234. No, don't look like that.
I'm only joking.
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235. All right.
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236. I'm proud of you.
We all are, aren't we?
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237. Sticking to your guns.
We had a book going on the shop floor.
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238. No one thought you'd
even take the vote so,
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239. yeah, good on you. Well done.
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240. Ain't just a vote now.
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241. Got a meeting tomorrow,
all the bosses.
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242. And I'm going.
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243. Oh?
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244. It's all right, I'll plate
your tea up in the morning
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245. and then if I'm back late,
you can just heat it through.
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246. Apparently, you go to a Berni Inn
on the way there.
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247. That's snazzy.
Isn't it?
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248. It'll be all right, won't it?
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249. Yeah, of course.
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250. We don't have to do anything.
The men will do all the talking.
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251. No, I mean, it's not
too posh in there, is it?
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252. I'm wearing the right stuff?
No, you'll be fine.
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253. I'm so glad you're here.
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254. After you, ladies.
Gentlemen.
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255. Thank you.
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256. - Here you are, sir.
- Lovely.
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257. Do you ever worry about your waist?
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258. You're joking.
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259. That steak.
Bearnaise sauce.
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260. It's Monty. He always
insists on coming here.
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261. As long as
the union's paying.
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262. Rita.
Yeah.
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263. Word of advice.
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264. When we get there,
don't let them lure you in.
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265. If they seem to be
asking you a question,
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266. keep your head down.
I'll handle it.
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267. Above all, if I nod, you nod.
Got that?
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268. Right.
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269. That nice, was it?
It's lovely, thank you.
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270. I couldn't eat another thing.
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271. Oh. Mr. Dawson. I'm sorry,
we weren't expecting you until...
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272. It's quite all right. It's no problem.
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273. Oh, and there's four of us.
You might need an extra chair.
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274. Right.
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275. Two teas.
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276. On a previous
occasion,
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277. in a free vote, the girls agreed
to the new grading structure.
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278. They did not agree, however,
as to where they would end up on it.
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279. Which is why we're sitting
round this table.
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280. Look, I understand what the girls
are saying. I just don't...
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281. I'd rather you didn't speak
for the girls, Mr. Hopkins.
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282. None of us here knows
what's in their heads.
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283. The fact remains there's a
formal grievance procedure in place
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284. and the machinists' case
will be heard.
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285. What we can't do
is let them jump the queue.
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286. Peter, look,
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287. you know me.
I ain't got no ax to grind with Ford.
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288. - Am I right or am I right?
- You've always been fair.
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289. Exactly. Ah,
we're all men of the world.
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290. Let's cut to the chase, shall we?
We'll reconvene in two weeks' time.
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291. Monty.
Listen.
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292. We'll reconvene, we'll come back
down here again for the day
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293. and then at that point
you can guarantee
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294. to look into the girls' complaint.
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295. The thing is, Monty...
That way
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296. you can go back to your bosses
and say that the strike's off
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297. because of how you've handled
today's negotiations.
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298. We can go back to the girls and say
they're now your number-one priority
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299. in a few weeks' time.
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300. That seems very fair.
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301. I'm not so sure
the girls'll be too happy.
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302. The girls
will be fine.
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303. As long as they know they're not
being fobbed off by the management.
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304. The union's setting the terms.
That's what's important.
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305. Bollocks.
What?
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306. I'm sorry, Albert, but it is.
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307. Three hours we've been sat here.
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308. "That's what matters to the girls"?
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309. How you qualify to talk
about that, I do not know.
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310. Here. Have a look at this.
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311. There.
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312. You put them together.
Go on.
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313. It's Ford property, I believe.
Oh, stop it.
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314. We have to take these different pieces
and work out how they go together.
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315. Because there ain't no template,
is there?
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316. We have to take them and sew them
all freehand into the finished article.
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317. The same with the door trim
and God knows what else.
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318. That is not unskilled work,
which is how you've regraded us.
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319. Christ, you need to take an
exam to get on our line.
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320. Please, miss, l...
No, it's Mrs. O'Grady.
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321. Mrs. O'Grady,
I understand your grievance...
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322. Well, I really don't think you do.
It's not difficult, though.
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323. We're entitled to semi-skilled
and the wages what go with it.
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324. Bring this to the meeting...
Hang on.
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325. And as regards to this
queue-jumping business, well,
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326. we put this complaint in
months ago, didn't we?
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327. It's just
you've done nothing about it.
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328. And we all know why.
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329. That's because women have never
been on strike before, isn't it?
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330. You just thought you could forget it
and we'd all go away. Well, I'm sorry,
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331. but it isn't gonna be that easy
because we're not going anywhere.
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332. We're gonna do
what we said we would.
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333. No more overtime and
an immediate 24-hour stoppage.
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334. And where it goes from there,
well, it's up to you.
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335. If you'll excuse me, I've really got to be going.
Thank you very much.
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336. Thank you.
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337. Good afternoon, gentlemen.
Thank you.
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338. You think I like looking stupid?
I didn't know what she was gonna do.
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339. You didn't know they were
in her handbag, pull them out?
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340. Look at his face.
Oh, don't worry, you were great.
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341. Thank you very much, Albert.
Thank you very much.
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342. I knew, I knew.
It's up here, you see.
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343. I wanted clever, Rita,
that's why I picked you.
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344. Oh, stop it.
When you pulled out these cuttings,
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345. oh, that was amazing.
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346. It was. I never expected that,
that you'd come prepared.
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347. Oh, no, he was right.
I was nicking them.
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348. Yeah, Eddie uses them to patch
the tent up for when we go camping.
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349. All the same. Listen, don't worry about
Monty, I'll handle him. Don't worry.
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350. Can I have them back?
Oh, yeah.
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351. Cheers.
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352. What are you gonna say to them?
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353. You tell them.
You what?
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354. This is your fault.
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355. All right. Hold that.
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356. Right.
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357. Everybody out.
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358. I can't believe it.
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359. It's all right.
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360. I could do
with a cup of tea.
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361. I could do with something
a lot stronger than that.
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362. Now, I realize this is
my first day in the job
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363. and it may be
that I am missing something here,
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364. but when we were elected
two years ago,
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365. it was on a wave
of optimism
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366. that Labour would utilize its close
relationship with the unions
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367. to develop manufacturing industry
so that it would better serve
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368. the employer
and the employee.
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369. Yes, I think that was
in the manifesto.
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370. It was. Trust me.
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371. So, what have you been doing
since 1966?
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372. L...
Two years this department has had
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373. in which
to make a difference.
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374. Shall we see what has been
achieved in the last 12 months?
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375. Twenty-six thousand strikes
in the United Kingdom,
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376. with the resulting loss
of 5 million working days.
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377. Unions and management
barely talking to each other,
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378. productivity levels
through the floor,
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379. and our balance of payments,
the wrong side of catastrophic.
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380. It's hardly the stuff to set
the champagne corks popping, is it?
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381. Thank you.
See yourselves out.
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382. Here you are, babes,
you forgot your flask.
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383. I love you Dave, cheers.
You too, darling. Good luck.
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384. You get stuck in, girls.
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385. Thank you.
Thank you.
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386. Monica, that's yours.
Cheers, love.
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387. Happy with that.
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388. It's a holiday.
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389. What's this? A mothers' meeting?
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390. Hey, cheeky sod. Are you all right?
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391. How you getting on?
Give us half a chance.
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392. Good luck.
See you later.
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393. Come on, ladies, let's hear you.
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394. Bye. See you later.
Cheers, Eddie.
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395. What have you done to your eyes?
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396. It's amazing, isn't it?
My friend showed me how.
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397. Scouts everywhere.
That's how Twiggy got discovered.
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398. Up west, you dozy sod,
not Dagenham.
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399. You never know.
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400. We'd better shut this gate.
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401. I've spelt it right,
haven't I?
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402. Close the gate.
Copy !req
403. I know.
At least they know we're serious, eh?
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404. Not as helpless as they thought.
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405. Come on then, girls.
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406. No more seats today, Mr. Ford.
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407. Come on, girls, let's get together.
What if we form a line or something?
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408. Line up there.
Yeah.
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409. Hold the banners up.
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410. - We need some in the back.
- Standing?
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411. - Like that.
- Come on, then.
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412. That's it.
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413. Here we go.
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414. Like this?
Yeah.
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415. They're running low
on finished seats.
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416. So get these down
to the Cortina line,
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417. then come back for the Escorts.
Copy !req
418. They're calling.
Come on.
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419. Anyone fancy a cuppa?
Yeah.
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420. Tea's up, ladies.
Come on.
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421. Yeah, put that down a bit.
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422. That's gonna
hurt your arms.
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423. Get me Tooley.
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424. Stand by, girls, could be trouble.
Copy !req
425. - Hello, girls.
- What's Brenda got?
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426. Tea's up.
Bananas, apples, pears, the lot.
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427. Thanks for the ride, Arthur.
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428. He's lovely.
Brenda, you never.
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429. - Why not? He's gorgeous.
- I would.
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430. Just as I was leaving with the fruit,
he goes:
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431. "I believe all the workers of the world
should unite." So I thought:
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432. "I can help you
with that one straight away."
Copy !req
433. So I did.
Copy !req
434. Hey, Peter. Bobby here.
What can I do for you?
Copy !req
435. We've got another dispute,
I'm afraid.
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436. Another one? Who is it this week?
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437. It's the women.
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438. Quick. Quick, quick.
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439. Come along, girls.
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440. You're gonna get soaked, love.
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441. Oh, no.
They're gonna drip, aren't they?
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442. - It'll pass.
- What are we gonna do now?
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443. Pubs ain't even open.
Monica.
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444. Just wanna have some chips.
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445. I suppose we've done a full day,
haven't we?
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446. - We have, haven't we?
- Yeah.
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447. I have gotta get
down the dogs later.
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448. Yeah. I did promise my mum
I'd cook her tea.
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449. Did you?
Yeah.
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450. Oh, sod it. We've registered
the protest, haven't we?
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451. Yeah.
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452. Go on. School's out.
Yeah!
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453. Home time.
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454. Onwards and upwards, Rita.
Copy !req
455. - Well done, girls.
- See you.
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456. Hey, and Rita, well done.
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457. It was your gob what got us
here, wasn't it?
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458. Sandra?
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459. I've just been
round to your house.
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460. I've just been round to your house.
Why?
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461. I thought you would've
gone home ages ago.
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462. No.
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463. I'm lucky if I can get the lads
to hold out for a full hour.
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464. Look, I wanted a little chat.
Copy !req
465. You fancy a cup of tea?
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466. I can't. I'm sorry, I've got stuff to...
I'm buying.
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467. Go on, then. Seeing as it's pelting
it down, a quick cuppa won't hurt.
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468. Over there by the window.
Over there.
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469. I'm dripping all over the floor.
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470. Come on, Albert, spit it out.
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471. Yeah.
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472. Sorry.
It's all right.
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473. This dispute's got nothing to do
with what skill level you are.
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474. Ford decided to give you
less money because they can.
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475. They're allowed to pay women
a lower wage than men.
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476. All over the country, Rita,
women are getting less
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477. because they're women.
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478. You'll always
come second.
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479. You'll always be fighting
over the scraps.
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480. Until you...
We get equal pay, yeah.
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481. Yeah.
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482. What I don't get is
why it's so important to you.
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483. I got brought up by my mum.
Me and me brothers.
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484. She worked all her life
Copy !req
485. and she paid my Aunt Lil
to take care of us during the day.
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486. And it was hard.
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487. Especially as she was
getting less than half
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488. what the blokes
at the factory was getting
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489. for doing the same work.
Copy !req
490. And there was never any question
that it could be any different.
Copy !req
491. Not for her.
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492. Yeah.
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493. Someone has gotta stop
these exploiting bastards
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494. getting away with
what they've been doing for years.
Copy !req
495. And you can.
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496. You can, Rita, believe me.
Copy !req
497. What about Connie? I mean, she's shop steward.
We voted for her.
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498. But this needs a leader.
Copy !req
499. Someone to inspire the girls,
to make the points clear.
Copy !req
500. And that ain't Connie.
Not at the moment.
Copy !req
501. Not with George
the way he is.
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502. I've already spoke to her.
She's more than happy for you to have a go.
Copy !req
503. More than.
Copy !req
504. Look, don't say nothing now.
Copy !req
505. Just sleep on it. Will you?
Copy !req
506. Do you want to wait in here?
Ey?
Copy !req
507. Do you want to wait in here?
No, you're all right.
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508. It's tipping it down. Please.
I'm dripping.
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509. I know. Get in.
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510. I'll get it all over your car.
Come in, quick, quick, quick.
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511. Thank you.
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512. Oh, my God.
Gosh, you're soaked.
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513. I'm so sorry.
It's fine.
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514. I'll ruin your car.
We met before, actually.
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515. Do you remember, in the corridor?
Yeah.
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516. I've been hoping to run into you
for a day or two, actually.
Copy !req
517. Oh, yeah?
Um...
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518. I was wondering if you'd sign a letter.
I'm making a formal complaint
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519. to the headmaster about
Clarke's use of the cane.
Copy !req
520. What?
Copy !req
521. He seems to think my son...
Sorry, I mean...
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522. You were there
for the same reason I was?
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523. Yes. He was indiscreet enough
to mention you.
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524. Of course.
Copy !req
525. I think he was suggesting
we were hysterical
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526. and desperately needed
to calm down.
Copy !req
527. I had it all straight in my head
what I was gonna tell him
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528. and what I was gonna say.
Copy !req
529. It's just...
Oh, you can't talk to Mr. Clarke.
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530. I mean, nobody can. He...
You have to listen.
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531. He's a bully.
Which is why he beats them.
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532. Yeah.
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533. Yeah. Go on, then.
Give us a pen.
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534. Thanks.
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535. It's stopped.
Yeah. That's just my luck, isn't it?
Copy !req
536. Thanks.
Copy !req
537. Look, um,
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538. I know you're not mentioning it because
you're being polite. It's just...
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539. You know, when we met in
the corridor, I was really upset,
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540. and I never usually use
that type of language.
Copy !req
541. Don't you?
No.
Copy !req
542. Because I called Mr. Clarke
a complete cock.
Copy !req
543. Oh. Oh!
Did you? Fair enough.
Copy !req
544. Well, he is.
Copy !req
545. Here they come.
Left a bit of a puddle, now.
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546. It's all right, David's
getting in the back.
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547. That dress, I've seen it before,
it's lovely. In Vogue.
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548. Oh, thanks. It's Biba.
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549. Is it? Well...
Well, it's still gorgeous.
Copy !req
550. Have a good day, yeah?
You too. Be good.
Copy !req
551. And you.
Copy !req
552. Hell, Sandra. I think you've had
a bit of shrinkage in the wash.
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553. Hot pants. Mary Quants.
Copy !req
554. Give them back to her,
they look painful.
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555. I think they look lovely.
Thanks.
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556. It's like what Brenda said, isn't it?
This ain't Knightsbridge, it's Dagenham.
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557. If you wanna get spotted,
you gotta stand out more.
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558. And that's exactly
what I'm gonna do.
Copy !req
559. - Yesterday were great, weren't it?
- Being on strike?
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560. Yeah.
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561. It's a glimpse, isn't it?
Of how it could be.
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562. Well, that's what
it's about, isn't it?
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563. Pitch-bleeding-black. I couldn't
see me hand in front of me face.
Copy !req
564. Finally when he turns the lights on, it
was actually stuck to me bottom lash.
Copy !req
565. She got fired.
Copy !req
566. Blimey.
Copy !req
567. I'm here, just. Oh, Christ.
Connie? Con?
Copy !req
568. Rita, l...
No, I just wanna say something.
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569. Sorry, I just, um...
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570. If I was to get a bit more involved,
you know, with Albert,
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571. it's only because
I've got a gob on me.
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572. You're the heartbeat of this
place, always have been.
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573. Rita, look at me,
all at sixes and sevens.
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574. You can do this and
you should.
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575. Here we go.
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576. Man!
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577. Brian.
Copy !req
578. Hello, Brian.
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579. Is that a cotton bob in your pocket
or a hard-on?
Copy !req
580. - What's he doing?
- Having a fiddle.
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581. Here, Con. Pass them out, girls.
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582. Yeah, come on, Rita.
Go on, Rita. Give them hell.
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583. Ignore it.
Ignore it?
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584. Standard issue,
day after a walkout.
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585. Have you
seen the language?
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586. "Your aggressive disregard
for the existing complaints procedure."
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587. Tone of that?
They don't mean it.
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588. So why are they saying it?
That's how we've always done it.
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589. All the other strikes.
It's like the rules.
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590. Oh, no, no, no. I'm sorry.
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591. Sorry, we ain't playing that game.
We ain't your men.
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592. We're us. And we certainly won't
be addressed in this manner.
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593. No.
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594. All those in favor
of not only maintaining
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595. but increasing our current action
by going to an all-out stoppage
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596. until we get the same rates of pay
as the men?
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597. What?
Equal pay?
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598. Why not? Because that's what
this is really about, isn't it?
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599. We're on the lowest rate
in the whole factory
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600. despite the fact
we've got considerable skill.
Copy !req
601. And there's only one possible
reason for that.
Copy !req
602. It's because we're women.
Yeah.
Copy !req
603. And in the workplace, women get paid
less no matter what skill they got.
Copy !req
604. Which is why, from now on,
we gotta demand a level playing field
Copy !req
605. and rates of pay
which reflect the job,
Copy !req
606. not whether you've got
a dick or not.
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607. This strike is about one thing
Fairness.
Copy !req
608. - Yeah.
- That's right.
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609. Equal pay or nothing.
Yes.
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610. All those in favor?
Yes.
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611. Everybody out.
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612. Well, it's got
nothing to do with me.
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613. An all-out stoppage?
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614. Also, the specifics of this strike,
they've widened out a bit.
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615. Christ.
Copy !req
616. Shit.
Copy !req
617. Fucking Ada. Equal pay?
What were you thinking, Monty?
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618. It wasn't me, it was Albert.
He went behind me back.
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619. Really, Monty?
He's a loose cannon.
Copy !req
620. You wanna haul someone
over the coals, he's your man.
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621. The bloody troublemaker.
Copy !req
622. Get him in.
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623. I tried to protect you, Albert.
Copy !req
624. But you're gonna get
such a fucking bollocking.
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625. Come on, then.
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626. This is awkward, Albert.
You know that, don't you?
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627. It jeopardizes a whole raft
of other negotiations
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628. that the unions are already at
loggerheads with management over.
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629. Look, comrade,
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630. basically, you encouraging
these women to get all militant...
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631. It shifts resources
away from the blokes,
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632. who are the ones at the coalface.
Copy !req
633. We ain't unsympathetic,
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634. but as a union, we have
to remember who comes first.
Copy !req
635. The Communist Party
and Marx himself said:
Copy !req
636. "Men write their own history."
That's "men," Albert.
Copy !req
637. But didn't he also say,
Copy !req
638. "Progress can be measured by the
social position of the female sex"?
Copy !req
639. Or was that a different Marx?
That was Groucho, was it?
Copy !req
640. Equal pay across the board.
Copy !req
641. You telling me that
ain't worth fighting for?
Copy !req
642. Of course it is.
And you know it.
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643. I'll tell you something.
Copy !req
644. This Rita has got a bigger set of balls
than you three put together.
Copy !req
645. And she ain't scared to
lay them on the line neither.
Copy !req
646. And I, for one, am gonna help her.
Copy !req
647. And if you are
what you say you are,
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648. an organization pledged
to support its members,
Copy !req
649. then you'll get off your lazy, fat arses
and you'll help her too.
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650. Good fucking evening.
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651. They can't expect us to
carry on being graded unskilled.
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652. Unskilled, my arse.
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653. We're here to put across our point of view
about what's going on. It ain't fair.
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654. And also about how it's a part
of something bigger, much bigger.
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655. What about a little bit of support
this way?
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656. Come on, mate.
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657. You might learn something
if you just listened.
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658. The time has come for
all women to say "enough."
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659. We do not and we will not
accept this any longer.
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660. Ow!
Dad, the pan.
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661. Bollocks!
Copy !req
662. No, Daddy didn't mean that.
Copy !req
663. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Copy !req
664. That was magnificent.
That was wonderful.
Copy !req
665. Be back in a minute.
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666. You're doing the same
work for Ford here in Liverpool
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667. that we're doing for them
down in Dagenham.
Copy !req
668. So you know that our job is skilled.
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669. She's a bit of all right.
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670. Think beyond that.
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671. I'm asking you to strike now
for all women, not just machinists.
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672. Leave him alone.
He's gotta concentrate.
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673. Go, get back.
Have a word with him.
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674. And what is right
is that every single one of us
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675. is entitled to the same pay as men.
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676. Yeah!
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677. That's my girl.
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678. Will all those in favor
please put your hands in the air now?
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679. Yeah!
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680. Yeah.
Copy !req
681. Well...
Copy !req
682. How'd you get on?
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683. We slaughtered them.
Every single one of them came out.
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684. It was incredible
though, Eddie.
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685. Well done.
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686. Go and check on the kids.
Give them a quick kiss good night.
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687. Gonna take some
money, all right?
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688. Oh, no. What happened?
Copy !req
689. Dad.
Copy !req
690. Tell him to give it
another go, yeah?
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691. I'm off. See you later. You're all right
taking them to school, aren't you?
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692. Of course.
You're all right with that?
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693. Everything's all right, isn't it?
Yeah, why wouldn't it be?
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694. No reason. Have a good day.
See you later.
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695. This is me last one.
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696. Ey?
The shirt, I just noticed.
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697. Oh, yeah.
Sorry, I forgot.
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698. Forgot washing Monday.
I'll do it tonight.
Copy !req
699. Right.
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700. - Take care of your dad.
- Bye, Mum.
Copy !req
701. Have a good day.
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702. Oh, dear.
Copy !req
703. Come on.
Come on, girls.
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704. Equal pay.
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705. Equal pay.
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706. Equal pay.
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707. Which way?
Wait a minute.
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708. No, Ri, it's here.
It's down this way.
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709. It must be up here.
Anyone got a map?
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710. There.
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711. - There it is.
- Oh, my God.
Copy !req
712. - Oh, here we are.
- Here we go.
Copy !req
713. We want respect. We want respect.
Copy !req
714. We want respect. We want respect.
Copy !req
715. Get the banner up.
Look, get that.
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716. There.
Equal pay for women!
Copy !req
717. - I'll support you.
- Thank you for your support.
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718. Equal pay for women.
Copy !req
719. Women workers for equal pay.
Copy !req
720. - We want respect.
- Darling, over here.
Copy !req
721. We want respect!
Copy !req
722. Hey!
Hello.
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723. I finish at 4. Give us a call, love?
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724. I never thought
we'd get this backing.
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725. Show us what you got.
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726. Hold on, girls!
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727. We're not entirely unfurled, look.
Copy !req
728. Don't we all?
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729. I know the feeling.
Copy !req
730. Don't look, boys.
Copy !req
731. In their campaign for equal pay,
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732. women workers
of Ford Dagenham
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733. brought their protest
to Westminster today.
Copy !req
734. Some didn't need
much persuasion
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735. to demonstrate
their feminine charms.
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736. It's interesting, all this politics,
when you get down to it. Oh, sorry.
Copy !req
737. How long will they stay out?
Must be starting to bite.
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738. As long as it takes.
Does your husband support you?
Copy !req
739. He has to.
Yeah.
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740. Yes, of course he does.
Copy !req
741. And we all supported the men
when they went out on strike. Yeah.
Copy !req
742. Does it bother you that you've been
described as the Revlon revolutionary?
Copy !req
743. Have they been in touch
about doing some modeling?
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744. I don't think so.
I think you're talking to the wrong girl.
Copy !req
745. Actually...
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746. No, I prefer to focus on
the issues of the strike.
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747. What makes this strike different
is it's not about a specific pay...
Copy !req
748. Ain't that something, eh?
Yeah, she's doing all right.
Copy !req
749. This is Laurie Cannon,
BBC News, at Westmin...
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750. She mentioned you
on the telly there, Ed.
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751. I tell you what, that's
some woman you got there.
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752. Right. I gotta get going.
What, already?
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753. Gotta fetch the kids.
Rita reckons they ain't gonna be back till 6,
Copy !req
754. so I need to get them sorted.
Get your apron.
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755. Shut up, you.
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756. Tell her to get her finger out.
It's gone on long enough.
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757. I don't think
they're dragging it out.
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758. It's all right for you,
it's different for me.
Copy !req
759. I can't be doing with this strike.
Yeah, I know that, and they'll settle it.
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760. Soon as they can.
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761. See you tomorrow.
Yeah. See you later, Ed.
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762. Top it up, would you,
Pete, please?
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763. There's nothing I can do about it.
Come and have a look for yourself.
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764. That's what I'm saying,
you've had them all.
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765. There are no more finished seats.
Full stop.
Copy !req
766. Frank, what do you
want me to do?
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767. We're going home, mate.
You what?
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768. No more seats, no more jobs.
Copy !req
769. For any of us.
Copy !req
770. You lot are a bit early, aren't you?
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771. Hey, what's going on?
You've shut the factory.
Copy !req
772. Well done.
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773. Ford's Dagenham.
The plant is mainly idle.
Copy !req
774. With thousands laid off, strike bound,
and production barely ticking over,
Copy !req
775. millions of vital pounds being lost
in export orders.
Copy !req
776. And until there's
an answer to the rift
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777. between management
and Ford's machinists,
Copy !req
778. the factory gates will remain closed
indefinitely to the entire work force.
Copy !req
779. You all right?
Yeah.
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780. Been busy, have you?
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781. Yeah.
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782. It's the final push, Eddie.
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783. Entire main plant closed down.
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784. Ford can't afford that, so...
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785. I mean, I'm sorry about you
and the lads and everything.
Copy !req
786. Oh, no, don't worry about us, Rita.
We was only saying on the way out
Copy !req
787. it's warm weather at the moment.
Cut the gas off, we'll hardly notice.
Copy !req
788. Yeah.
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789. Well, the thing is, Eddie,
you know, I know how you feel.
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790. All them times
you've been on strike
Copy !req
791. and us girls come out
in support of you men.
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792. It's meant no work for us either.
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793. Yeah.
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794. Have you got something
on your mind, Eddie?
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795. Ey?
Got something on your mind?
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796. Got nothing on me mind.
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797. I'm fine. I'd say.
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798. Good.
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799. It ain't been
the easiest day for me either.
Copy !req
800. Thank you for waiting.
I have Mr. Ford for you gentlemen.
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801. I thought your
boy said he could handle this.
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802. Do we even know
what we're dealing with?
Copy !req
803. Socialist Workers Party?
Workers Revolutionary Party?
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804. Revolutionary
Communist-fucking-Party?
Copy !req
805. Who's she with?
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806. Well, we don't actually think
she's with anyone, sir.
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807. We actually don't think
she's a communist. She looks...
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808. I don't care if she looks
like Jane-fucking-Fonda.
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809. I wanna know
why she's acting like this.
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810. As a matter of fact,
she hasn't got a political background
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811. either inside or outside the union.
Her husband is a moderate.
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812. We just think she's got a beef.
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813. A beef? Heh. Have you tried getting
a decent steak in England?
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814. If this woman gets what she wants,
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815. we'll end up having to do it
right across the world.
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816. Do you understand that?
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817. Yes, sir, I do.
Good.
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818. So deal with it.
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819. Guess you'll be getting
the next flight.
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820. Yeah.
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821. Prime Minister, I don't
think you appreciate the urgency...
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822. The urgency of the situation.
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823. Fetch. Good dog, Barry.
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824. - That's it.
- Prime Minister?
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825. Until you help me,
I cannot get this country back to work.
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826. I understand that, but we need to tread carefully.
Draw the unions in.
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827. We have to acknowledge
that without the unions,
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828. there would be no Labour Party.
Hm.
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829. I was a member
of the trade union movement
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830. while you were still
at your mother's breast.
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831. Unless you've got something to add
beyond the obvious,
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832. I'd prefer it if you keep quiet.
Harold, you asked me to do this job.
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833. You appointed me.
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834. You're the best man in my
cabinet, I often say that.
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835. Harold, I cannot do it without you.
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836. I need you.
Jack Scamp, he's your man.
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837. Any impasse, get Jack in.
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838. Sits them all around a table,
beer and pork pie.
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839. Straight-talking negotiation.
He's the way forward.
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840. Beer and pork pie?
Mm-hm.
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841. Might not do
for the latest one down at Ford.
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842. A hundred and eighty-seven
machinists, all women.
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843. Well, perhaps we can get them
a finger buffet in, eh?
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844. Finger buffet? Good.
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845. - So how was the flight?
- It was long.
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846. I'm sorry to drag you over.
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847. Well, they're taking this
very seriously, right at the top.
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848. Come in, my wife's cooking dinner.
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849. Well, I don't wanna be any trouble.
Honestly, it's the least I can do.
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850. Lisa, this is Robert Tooley.
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851. Pleasure to meet you.
Likewise.
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852. At last.
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853. I was telling Peter that I'm perfectly
happy to eat later at the hotel so...
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854. It's really no problem.
She loves to cook, don't you?
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855. Let me take your hat and coat.
Thank you.
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856. Come through, have a drink.
I'll run you back when we're finished.
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857. Thank you. It was delicious.
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858. Lovely.
Thank you.
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859. Can you bring some brandy glasses
back in with you?
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860. Absolutely.
Lisa? Do you mind if I call you Lisa?
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861. You must have quite a head
on your shoulders.
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862. Peter tells me that you read
history at Cambridge?
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863. - Yes, I did.
- Do you mind if I ask
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864. what do you think of our little
problem over at the factory?
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865. Do you think maybe
he's a bit too much velvet glove?
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866. Not enough iron fist?
Oh, not at all, no.
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867. No, quite the opposite actually.
Look at Vauxhall.
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868. They don't have any problems
with the unions
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869. because General Motors has a more
collaborative approach to management.
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870. Whereas at Ford, you...
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871. Well, you only deal with the
unions because you have to.
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872. You tolerate them.
And as a result, they're more entrenched
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873. and they're aggressive
in their dealings with you.
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874. Well, ha-ha, that's a very
progressive point of view.
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875. Don't you think?
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876. Cheese.
What?
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877. We have some Stilton.
Why don't you get that out?
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878. Right.
Some grapes.
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879. - Yes, good idea.
- That'll be terrific, thank you.
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880. Come on, girls. There's a cauliflower
or cabbage for everyone.
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881. Cauliflower again?
Haven't got anything else?
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882. Blimey, he must love you.
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883. I've never had real pineapple.
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884. - Let her know it's yours.
- Go on, Mum.
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885. Sandra, here's your strike pay.
Thanks.
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886. Three quid?
Yeah, I know it's not much.
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887. It's all the union can afford, I'm afraid.
Better than nothing.
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888. I'll take it back if you don't want it.
No.
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889. Oh, all right then.
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890. Sandra, cauliflower or cabbage?
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891. - I'm fine, thanks.
- Come on, take one.
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892. No, I'm all right.
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893. I've gotta go, actually.
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894. So I'll see you all later.
See you.
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895. See you later.
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896. This one's for Connie, you seen her?
I haven't.
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897. I'll give it to her.
Monica?
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898. Oh, is that Connie's? I'll take it.
No, it ain't all your responsibility.
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899. Yeah, I know.
I wanna see her anyway.
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900. - Is that real pineapple?
- You bet.
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901. Can I have some?
Go on, help yourself.
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902. - See you.
- See you.
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903. - Bye.
- Later, Rita.
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904. Come on, girls, get stuck in.
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905. There you go. My God.
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906. - So sweet.
- Yeah, it's just like him.
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907. Connie?
Connie, are you there?
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908. Got you a present.
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909. It's from Brenda's fella.
Makes a change from potatoes, eh?
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910. Albert's been in touch.
There's a meeting down the union.
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911. Sounds important.
Thinks we should be there.
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912. No, I don't think so.
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913. What are you talking about?
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914. Connie?
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915. George is ill, Rita.
You know that.
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916. He's touched.
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917. The strike's just whipping everything up.
I've gotta put him first.
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918. Look, Connie, I know it's hard...
No, you don't.
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919. I'm not his wife anymore.
I'm more like his sister or his...
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920. But I'm his.
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921. That's all he's got left.
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922. Connie, I ain't saying
you gotta give up on him.
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923. You've got a life too, you know.
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924. You gotta live it.
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925. Or the war's gonna end up
destroying two people.
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926. George. George. Shh, shh.
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927. It's all right, it's all right,
I'm here, I'm here, I'm here.
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928. It doesn't matter.
I'll change it, come on.
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929. Out you come.
What the hell do you care?
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930. I know what you're up to.
You're gonna put me away!
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931. George. Stop it.
Stop. Stop. Stop.
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932. I'm sorry.
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933. I'm sorry.
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934. Monty, this is Mr. Tooley, he's from...
Good afternoon, Mr. Taylor.
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935. Go break the strike, please.
As soon as possible.
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936. I'm not sure you appreciate
whose side I'm on.
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937. Oh, yes, I do. I've been
going through your file here.
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938. File?
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939. You seem to be
on your side, Mr. Taylor.
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940. I beg your pardon?
I don't have to listen to this.
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941. Yeah, that's it, keep walking and in six
months' time, your union won't exist.
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942. Industry cannot afford to pay women
the same rates as men, gentlemen.
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943. That is a fact.
If it is forced to, it will collapse,
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944. under the weight of the extra wages.
Its workers will get laid off.
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945. Their union subscriptions
will disappear
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946. and so will the unions
which collect them.
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947. That means you, Monty.
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948. You would no longer have any reason
to visit these gentlemen via the...
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949. What is it? Berni Inn, is it?
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950. The Queen's Head? The Chequers?
Wow, that's a lot of restaurants.
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951. Not to mention the all-expenses-paid
trips to the party conferences
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952. to the union conferences.
In Paris, no less.
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953. The Gallic rank and file.
Good on you, Monty.
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954. These women get what they want
and you're fucked.
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955. I'd start thinking less about
what your union can do for you
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956. and more about what
you can do for your union.
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957. Go break the strike.
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958. Please.
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959. Personnel files,
gentlemen.
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960. Everyone's got a weakness,
you just have to find it.
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961. Hello?
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962. Yeah, hello, yes. Yeah, it is.
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963. It's all right. I got your note.
Thank you.
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964. Sorry, I was busy
when you came round.
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965. What?
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966. Really?
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967. Hello, Gordon. You all right?
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968. Yeah, I'm all right. You all right?
Yeah, I'm all right.
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969. Yeah? Course you are.
Well, you don't have to work, do you?
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970. Ey?
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971. You can afford to have principles.
I mean, you ain't the breadwinner.
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972. It's nice. It's a bit extra, but you
don't have to. I have to fucking work.
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973. Pay the electric and the food
and the coal, the fucking basics.
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974. Only now I can't.
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975. Fucking idiot.
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976. Do you believe
in this women's strike?
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977. No, I don't.
They shouldn't get the same as lads.
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978. You don't believe in equal pay?
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979. No, no, no. Not for women.
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980. The men are the breadwinners.
The women shouldn't strike
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981. because a lot of them husbands
work here.
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982. Now that the lads have been made
redundant, they're gonna be nervous.
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983. And Monty, Ford has
rattled him, I can tell.
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984. So be careful what news
you share with him, all right?
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985. That's our fridge.
Bingo.
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986. Excuse me.
What's going on?
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987. We ain't paid the HP.
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988. Last of mine went in the electric bill.
How are you set?
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989. You want me to hold
the door open for you?
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990. Go on. I'll make life
a little bit easier for you.
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991. You spent the money.
Ey?
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992. Spent the last of the emergency,
out of the repair kit.
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993. I had to pay the milkman. Not that
it matters, we ain't got a fridge.
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994. Why?
What do you mean, why?
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995. Could have put him off till next week.
He wanted paying.
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996. Should've told him we didn't have it.
Right.
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997. I'm in charge of the money.
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998. Ain't much fucking good at it, are you?
We might have some left.
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999. Welcome to the real world, Rita.
This is being on strike.
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1000. You run out of cash and you
end up screaming at each other.
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1001. What happened to you?
Oh, shut up.
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1002. Don't you tell me "shut up." Eddie...
Hi, Rita.
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1003. All right, Marge?
I thought you were back at work.
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1004. Can you come in now?
In a minute.
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1005. No, no, we're still on strike.
Oh, right.
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1006. Sharon.
I was sure
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1007. I saw your Sandra
down the factory.
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1008. Sandra?
Yeah, it was her.
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1009. Love, in a minute.
I'll see you later, all right?
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1010. All right.
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1011. I'm sorry, love.
Mummy's gotta sort something.
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1012. But you said...
Yeah, I know I did.
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1013. Eddie? Eddie,
can you look after Sharon?
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1014. I'll be back later, love.
It's all right, sweetheart.
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1015. Yes. I like this.
This is beautiful. Hi. Sally, is it?
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1016. Sandra.
Sandra, yes.
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1017. Okay, chin up for me.
Find this light up here.
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1018. Find the birdie. There we go.
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1019. That's a little bit sexy.
Okay, there we go.
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1020. Fabulous, you're a natural.
Let's go down on the floor, here.
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1021. I like that. I like that.
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1022. And I fucking well like that.
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1023. I don't know about you guys,
I've forgotten about the car.
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1024. That's great. Let's go up here.
Let's go nice and high now, guys.
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1025. Straight into the camera.
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1026. Sandra.
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1027. Keep that. Just keep
the pose going there, Sandra.
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1028. I'm sorry, can I just take a minute?
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1029. Do you wanna get...?
I need a minute.
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1030. Sure.
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1031. This is something I've always wanted.
I know.
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1032. I mean, I don't even know
if I really care about equal pay.
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1033. I mean, it's still a shitty factory.
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1034. This is just a brochure,
but, you know...
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1035. It's only trade, but it'll lead on.
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1036. Get my foot in the door,
you know?
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1037. I just don't wanna let you down.
You haven't let us down.
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1038. You haven't gone back to work,
have you?
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1039. Because that's
the deal here, isn't it?
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1040. They set up this shoot,
you go back to work?
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1041. Only you haven't gone back
to work, have you? So...
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1042. But if they don't use these photos...
Sandra.
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1043. Look at you.
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1044. You are a model.
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1045. You're a natural.
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1046. They couldn't get better.
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1047. You could, though.
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1048. There she is.
Up against the clock now, my love.
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1049. Come along. Drape yourself across
this vehicle. I shall avert my eyes.
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1050. How's this look?
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1051. No?
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1052. Hi, Mum.
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1053. Mum, we've gotta go.
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1054. Yes. Sorry, darling.
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1055. You're going, are you?
You know I am. I said.
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1056. Rita asked me to go special.
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1057. You gotta fight for what you believe in.
You know that more than anyone.
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1058. You think I'd do the same again?
If another war come round?
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1059. I know you would.
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1060. I love you.
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1061. Go.
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1062. Minister, the unions
are turning.
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1063. The other unions.
Normally, they all band together.
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1064. Yes, I gather
that's called solidarity.
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1065. They're not being solid.
The men want to return to work.
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1066. So they're telling unions to withdraw
support, put pressure on the women.
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1067. They'll be back within the week.
We'll see.
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1068. You're assuming the girls will
do as they're told.
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1069. It's not my fault.
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1070. Connie.
You said it was important.
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1071. Thanks.
Listen, I'm sorry I'm late.
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1072. We've got to talk
before this meeting.
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1073. They're ready for you now.
This way, ladies.
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1074. They've hung you out to dry.
Lads in the other unions have had enough.
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1075. So whatever they say to you now,
don't believe it.
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1076. We'll sort it out later, all right?
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1077. We're absolutely behind you still,
Rita. You and the girls.
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1078. We're not saying otherwise.
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1079. We've got other representatives from
other unions to pledge their support.
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1080. You haven't got them all though, have you?
The important ones.
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1081. No, but we're very confident
we'll prevail.
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1082. The thing is though, we've got the
national conference coming up.
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1083. The most sensible thing, probably,
would be just go to a vote.
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1084. Which would be the actual final and
binding position, I believe, comrade.
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1085. After which, it'd be out of our hands.
That's right, Monty.
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1086. As I say,
we're expecting full support.
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1087. We gotta get down to
Eastbourne and talk to them first.
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1088. "Actual final and binding
position, comrade." Cheeky sod.
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1089. That Monty is a sly one
though, isn't he?
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1090. I can't wait to see his face
when we turn up down there.
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1091. See you tomorrow.
We can deal with him, Con.
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1092. We can deal with anyone.
That's right, comrade.
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1093. No! No, George!
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1094. No!
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1095. Connie! Connie!
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1096. Connie.
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1097. George!
Connie! Connie, let me in!
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1098. It's okay. Dear God.
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1099. May the blessing of God Almighty,
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1100. the Father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit
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1101. be with you always. Amen.
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1102. Amen.
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1103. I'm so sorry, Connie.
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1104. No, you're not.
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1105. What?
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1106. You thought he was a millstone.
You thought he was keeping me back.
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1107. Hey, Con, that's enough.
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1108. I should've been there.
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1109. I'm all right.
It's all right.
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1110. I know.
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1111. Hello.
Hello.
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1112. This is a surprise.
Yes, I'm sorry. I'm sorry it's so late.
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1113. I nearly didn't come at all.
It's all right.
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1114. I...
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1115. Sorry, yeah.
Do you want a cup of tea?
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1116. To be honest, I'm not feeling
chatty today. I'm sorry.
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1117. No, it's fine, really. I really don't
want to keep you. It's just, um...
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1118. Mr. Clarke's been asked
to leave the school.
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1119. We won.
They're getting rid of him.
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1120. Right. Of course, yeah.
Oh, that's great.
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1121. I just...
That's brilliant.
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1122. Well, I wanted to tell you.
Well, cheers. Thanks.
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1123. Anyway, I'm sorry to bother you.
Not at all, thanks.
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1124. I'm married to
Peter Hopkins.
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1125. Sorry, what?
At the factory.
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1126. I had a feeling that you didn't know.
And I didn't know who you were.
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1127. With the strike.
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1128. Sorry, I don't understand.
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1129. I'm sorry, if you've come here
to tell me to back off,
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1130. I wasn't joking.
I've had a hell of a day and...
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1131. Oh, no. Oh, no.
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1132. Keep going. Please, keep going.
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1133. Do you know who I am?
Who I actually am?
Copy !req
1134. No.
I'm Lisa Burnett, I'm 31 years old.
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1135. I have
a first-class honors degree
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1136. from one of the finest universities
in the world.
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1137. And my husband treats me
like I'm a fool.
Copy !req
1138. And when I was studying
for my degree,
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1139. I was very, very happy.
Copy !req
1140. And mostly because of the work.
Because I loved reading
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1141. about all these extraordinary people
making history.
Copy !req
1142. And...
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1143. And I just wondered what it felt like.
Copy !req
1144. So let me know, will you,
when you finish doing it?
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1145. I don't know.
Copy !req
1146. Don't give up.
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1147. Don't let me down.
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1148. Rita, wait! Where are you going?
Eastbourne. I left you a note.
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1149. - I thought you changed your mind.
- I gotta go.
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1150. Rita? Look, Rita, just stop.
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1151. What, Eddie?
Just listen to me. Just...
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1152. We've gotta sort this out.
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1153. Eddie...
No, no, no, we have, right? Just...
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1154. Look, I know it ain't been
good between us lately,
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1155. which I ain't about
to make worse.
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1156. Eddie...
Just listen to me.
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1157. Look, if I ain't appreciated
what you've done recently...
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1158. Gotta catch a bus.
I really am sorry,
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1159. but you ain't been
perfect either.
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1160. This really ain't the time, Eddie.
Yes, it is, because it needs saying.
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1161. I know you reckon I ain't bothered
about the important things.
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1162. And I drift along and I'm more
interested in fiddling with motorbikes
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1163. or making tents out of seat covers,
but, you know, I try me best.
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1164. You know? I have a go.
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1165. I like a drink, but I ain't out
on the beer every night
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1166. or screwing other women or...
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1167. And I've never once
raised me hand.
Copy !req
1168. Ever. Or the kids.
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1169. Christ.
What?
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1170. Why you looking like that?
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1171. Right. You're a saint now, is that
what you're telling me, Eddie?
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1172. You're a bleeding saint?
Because you give us an even break?
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1173. What are you saying?
That is as it should be. Jesus, Eddie.
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1174. What do you think
this strike's all been about?
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1175. Actually you're right.
You don't go on the drink.
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1176. Don't gamble, you join in with the kids,
you don't knock us about. Lucky me.
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1177. For Christ's sake, Eddie,
that's as it should be!
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1178. You try and understand that.
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1179. Rights, it's not privileges.
It's that easy. It really bloody is.
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1180. Didn't think you were coming.
Hey.
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1181. Very good, gentlemen.
Can I call on Monty Taylor,
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1182. Senior Convener, Ford Dagenham?
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1183. Thank you, I shall try to be brief.
If you would.
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1184. The great achievements
of civilization
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1185. depended on slow progress.
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1186. Step by step.
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1187. Hence, I am here because I feel
that my union, in backing
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1188. these lovely, brave ladies,
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1189. these Boadiceas in hairnets,
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1190. On their way to a fight for equal pay,
no matter what.
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1191. But we have to think about
the trade union struggle as a whole.
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1192. Therefore, gentlemen, I ask you
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1193. to consider these ladies' demands
too much, too soon.
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1194. Monty Taylor, you two-faced,
hypocritical toe-rag!
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1195. You fucking piece of...
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1196. Hang on.
No, you hang on!
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1197. Sorry, gentlemen.
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1198. Hey, we'll sort this out
between ourselves later, eh?
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1199. Monty, I've seen more of their mugs
on the front pages the past few weeks
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1200. than you've managed
in 20 years.
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1201. I wouldn't mind hearing from them.
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1202. Go on. Go on.
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1203. My best friend
lost her husband recently.
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1204. He was...
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1205. He was a gunner in
the 50 Squadron in the RAF.
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1206. Got shot down one time
on a raid to Essen.
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1207. And even though he was badly
injured, he managed to bail out.
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1208. I asked him why he joined the RAF
and he said:
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1209. "Well, they got the best women,
haven't they?"
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1210. Which they did.
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1211. And then he said, "Well, you gotta
do something, haven't you?"
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1212. You had to do something.
That was a given.
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1213. Because it was a matter of principle.
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1214. You had to stand up,
you had to do what was right.
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1215. Otherwise you wouldn't be able
to look at yourself in the mirror.
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1216. When did that change, eh?
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1217. When did we, in this country,
decide to stop fighting?
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1218. I don't think we ever did.
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1219. But you've gotta back us up.
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1220. You've gotta stand up with us.
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1221. We are the working classes.
The men and the women.
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1222. We're not separated by sex.
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1223. But only by those who are
willing to accept injustice
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1224. and those,
like our friend George,
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1225. who are prepared to go into battle
for what is right.
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1226. And equal pay for women is right.
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1227. Thank you.
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1228. I never knew you
could talk like that.
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1229. Scorch marks all the way up the curtains
where Monty's arse caught fire.
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1230. Hello. Excuse me.
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1231. Gin.
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1232. I need to calm my nerves.
They might vote against us.
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1233. - How long we gotta wait?
- They said half an hour.
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1234. You know what we can do?
Stick it on Monty.
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1235. - Brilliant.
- You're a genius.
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1236. - In that case, I'll have a double.
- Babycham.
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1237. - Double gin.
- Eddie.
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1238. - Excuse me.
- What do you want, Rita?
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1239. Where's she gone?
Most probably needs some air.
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1240. Can we have Babycham?
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1241. I've come to say sorry.
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1242. I mean, I thought about
what you said and
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1243. you were right,
I suppose.
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1244. You are right.
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1245. And it's amazing what
you've done, Rita O'Grady.
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1246. And I wanna back you.
See, I was gonna tell you that.
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1247. Only then when I come in
and you were speaking
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1248. and I heard you up there,
and you was huge.
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1249. You was...
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1250. I don't know.
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1251. Like a force.
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1252. Then I thought
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1253. I'm not sure me backing you makes
that much difference, to be honest.
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1254. Where you are now.
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1255. Anyway, go on,
you go back to your meeting.
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1256. I'm gonna...
I should...
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1257. Eddie?
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1258. You've said some pretty
stupid things in your time.
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1259. Of course you backing me
makes a difference.
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1260. It makes all the difference
in the world.
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1261. Very good, gentlemen.
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1262. The results of the vote
are as follows:
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1263. Delegates in favor of support
for the women machinists:
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1264. Seventy-nine.
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1265. Delegates against:
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1266. Forty-eight.
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1267. I declare the motion carried in favor
of the Dagenham machinists.
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1268. Their bloody unions
are back in line.
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1269. It's verbatim. Our man was there.
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1270. Well, well, well.
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1271. It really does seem time
to call in Sir Jack.
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1272. Good. I'll do that, then.
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1273. I'll set up a court of inquiry
which he can oversee
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1274. and let's hope
that does the trick.
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1275. Oh, yes. One more thing.
Set up a meeting, will you?
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1276. Minister?
With the machinists.
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1277. Their leaders.
Pardon me?
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1278. I want to meet them.
At the earliest opportunity.
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1279. But...
Yes?
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1280. The minister doesn't do that...
Never has done.
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1281. It'll just encourage them.
Give credence to their cause.
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1282. I am what is known
as a fiery redhead.
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1283. Now, I hate to make this
a matter of appearance
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1284. and go all womanly on you,
but there you have it.
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1285. And me standing up
like this is, in fact,
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1286. just that redheaded fieriness
leaping to the fore.
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1287. Credence? I will give
credence to their cause?
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1288. My God, their cause
already has credence!
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1289. It is equal pay.
Equal pay is common justice
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1290. and if you two weren't such a pair
of egotistical, chauvinistic,
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1291. bigoted dunderheads,
you would realize that.
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1292. Oh, my office is run
by incompetents.
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1293. And I am sick of being
patronized, spoken down to
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1294. and generally treated
as if I was the May queen.
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1295. Set up the meeting!
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1296. Morning, Ed.
All right, Albert?
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1297. Yeah.
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1298. Now, listen. Listen to me.
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1299. Now, there's no reason
to panic, Rita.
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1300. Okay.
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1301. Only, I've had a call
from Barbara Castle's office.
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1302. Oh, my God.
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1303. Eddie.
What's happened now?
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1304. Barbara Castle
wants to talk to me.
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1305. Well done.
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1306. Cheers.
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1307. The secretary of state is seeing the women?
On whose authority?
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1308. On her own, apparently. I gather
Mrs. Castle is quite a forceful woman.
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1309. Is she?
What are you doing?
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1310. I represent Ford. We are the biggest
car manufacturer in the world.
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1311. We pump millions of pounds
into the U.K. Economy.
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1312. I think it's time my bosses reminded
one or two people of that fact.
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1313. Have you or have you not invited
the Ford women to your offices?
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1314. Prime Minister...
I've just spent the last half-hour
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1315. on the phone to Ford, reassuring
him that my government
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1316. isn't on the side of the strikers.
It isn't taking sides.
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1317. We have to grasp the nettle.
Now is not the time.
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1318. Ten years ago,
you were adamant.
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1319. I wasn't running the country then.
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1320. See the women if that's
what you want to do.
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1321. But whatever you do,
do not upset Ford.
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1322. I've got enough trouble
with the Americans as it is.
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1323. It's all right.
It's your missus I'm after. Is she in?
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1324. Rita? What are you doing here?
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1325. Rita?
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1326. I need a favor.
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1327. Come in.
Thanks.
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1328. Lisa?
What?
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1329. Come inside.
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1330. Everything all right?
Want a cup of tea?
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1331. Yeah.
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1332. Rita. Smile, please.
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1333. Over here, ladies.
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1334. Excuse me, gotta get through.
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1335. Do you think the
strike will go on? How long?
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1336. Rita.
Wait a minute.
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1337. Hey, Connie.
Sorry I'm late.
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1338. You made it.
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1339. What if Mrs. Castle says "no deal"?
How will you cope?
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1340. Cope? How will we cope?
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1341. We're women. Now,
don't ask such stupid questions.
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1342. Ladies, ladies.
Come up. This way, please.
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1343. Come on, this is it.
All right. See you later.
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1344. Stay back, please, gentlemen.
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1345. Follow me.
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1346. Mr. Tooley.
Madam Secretary.
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1347. I wasn't expecting you.
But you are meeting with the women.
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1348. I think it is time
I heard their argument, yes.
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1349. But if you would care to wait, I will
inform you of any decisions we make.
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1350. I think we both want the same thing, Mrs.
Castle, you and I.
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1351. I think we wanna see Ford Motors
employing British workers.
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1352. Ford is a vital part of our economy.
I am well aware of that.
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1353. Then don't make us build our cars elsewhere.
Help us hold the line here.
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1354. Support our efforts to combat
these constant strikes
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1355. which undermine our ability
to build cars at a profit,
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1356. which is why we're
in business in the first place.
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1357. Otherwise, we will take
our factories elsewhere.
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1358. Are you threatening me,
Mr. Tooley?
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1359. I'm trying to stop 40,000 people
from losing their jobs, Mrs. Castle.
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1360. That's how many workers
Ford employs.
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1361. Not to mention tens of thousands
of peripheral jobs sacrificed.
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1362. Now, I don't think that either one of
us wants to take that risk, surely.
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1363. Look, look. Eileen and Monica.
I wonder if they can see us.
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1364. Get me the prime minister.
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1365. Yes. Put me through
to Number 10.
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1366. Yes. Yes. Fine. Thank you.
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1367. I'm afraid he's on a plane.
Won't land until this evening.
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1368. Thanks for coming.
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1369. Connie, I'm so sorry.
No, don't.
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1370. It's me who needs to apologize.
Don't be silly.
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1371. The minister will see you now.
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1372. Here we go.
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1373. You all right?
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1374. Ready?
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1375. Good afternoon.
Good afternoon.
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1376. Mrs. O'Grady, I recognize
you from the news.
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1377. Rita, please.
Rita.
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1378. Very pleased to meet you.
Well, and me, you.
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1379. Sorry. This is Connie.
Connie.
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1380. - How do you do?
- Brenda.
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1381. How do you do?
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1382. Sandra.
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1383. Well, I'm delighted you could
all come. Please, take a seat.
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1384. Would you care for a sherry?
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1385. Be lovely, thank you.
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1386. Thank you.
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1387. You haven't got any
whiskey, have you?
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1388. Here's a woman after my own heart.
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1389. Make that two.
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1390. Thank you.
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1391. Well, cheers.
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1392. Cheers.
Cheers.
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1393. Now, I've been following
your dispute very closely
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1394. and I want to say how proud I am
of the battle that you fought.
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1395. I fully support the struggle
for equal pay and you will have it.
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1396. But in time.
What?
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1397. Industry'll object,
the lords will kick up a fuss,
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1398. the press will have a field day.
It's not going to be easy.
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1399. Well, what is
what's worth fighting for?
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1400. Return to work.
Go back to your machines
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1401. and you have my word
I will push forward with your fight.
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1402. No.
Mrs. O'Grady...
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1403. No, we need something solid.
Something now.
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1404. You've got the authority.
You know, we thought seeing you, we'd...
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1405. In politics, you sometimes
have to play the long game...
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1406. We ain't politicians,
we're working women.
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1407. And so are you.
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1408. Very well.
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1409. What would it take
to get you back?
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1410. Excuse me?
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1411. The "something solid."
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1412. And mark well, I say something,
not everything.
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1413. Well, we'd need...
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1414. We'd need a guarantee
that we're gonna get equal pay.
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1415. And in the meantime,
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1416. we need to move much closer
to the male rate. Now. At Ford.
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1417. Seventy-five percent?
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1418. Ninety.
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1419. Ninety.
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1420. At least.
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1421. You're putting me
in a very difficult position.
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1422. I wasn't too aggressive,
was I?
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1423. No.
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1424. Mr. Tooley, that risk you were talking about?
I'm going to have to take it.
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1425. And from Whitehall we're
getting news that talks between Mrs. Castle
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1426. and the striking Ford machinists
are nearing a conclusion.
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1427. And a statement is expected
in the next few minutes.
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1428. Intense interest here...
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1429. Just a moment please, minister.
Yes, of course.
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1430. That's Biba, isn't it?
I saw that in a magazine.
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1431. Yeah. I have to give it back
at the end of the day.
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1432. Is that C&A?
Yes.
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1433. Why pay more? That's what I say.
Well, exactly.
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1434. I've got the same one at home.
Have you really?
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1435. They're ready for you now, minister.
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1436. Girls?
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1437. Rita? Rita?
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1438. Ladies.
No, after you.
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1439. Oh, no, no.
After you.
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1440. Oh, gosh.
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1441. Come on, then. Thank you.
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1442. Rita, is it a positive result?
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1443. Now, ladies, can I help?
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1444. Thank you, gentlemen.
Thank you very much.
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1445. I am delighted to announce
that following our talks this afternoon,
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1446. the 187 Ford machinists
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1447. will be going back to work
on the first of July.
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1448. They will receive an immediate
pay rise of 7 pence an hour.
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1449. Which will put them
at 92 percent of the male rate.
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1450. However... However, this is not all.
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1451. As a result of our discussion,
I can confirm
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1452. that the government is in full support
of the creation of an Equal Pay Act.
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1453. And by the autumn of this year,
I guarantee appropriate legislation
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1454. to ensure that
that act becomes law. Thank you.
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1455. Yeah!
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1456. More support from the back there.
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1457. To celebrate, they let us have
the canteen, and we had a party.
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1458. I don't remember much of that.
No, I remember you didn't, no.
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1459. And I thought to myself,
there is some of the old spirit
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1460. that gave us the success
of the suffragettes.
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1461. - We are on strike.
- All of you?
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1462. All of us. All us machinists, anyway.
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1463. So no car seat covers for Fords?
No, not from us, anyway.
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1464. You're still staying out?
Yeah.
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1465. You're not going back at all?
No.
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1466. Nobody expected us to come out
on strike. Nobody.
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1467. What we're fighting for,
we'll stay there until we get it.
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1468. Women don't make a habit
of coming out on strike for nothing.
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1469. Well, we didn't think we were
that strong.
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1470. We didn't think we would
bring Fords to a standstill.
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1471. It was all down to us. Us ladies.
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1472. And we are ladies,
whatever anybody else may say.
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1473. We are ladies.
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1474. Everybody out!
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