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allanbonnetracy wrote:



Churchill spent much of WW2 in an alcoholic haze, and so he was indeed
"leading". Wilson had to have his fix to get through PMQs, and so he
too was leading. Thatcher's increasing use of the bottle, especially
during the difficult times domestically or when locked in negotiations
with other European and World leaders, has been aired many times. It
was during the period that she, too, was leading.

You're rather missing the point. In the cases you cite above, alcohol
positively helped those people to function effectively. In the case of
Peter Cook his increasing liking for the booze prevented him from ever
again doing any useful work. Spot the difference ?


Remembering that Adolf Hitler was t-total.

Godwin!

(and it's teetotal)

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Graeme Wall

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