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Do you know what Margaret Thatcher did in her first Budget? Introduced VAT on yachts! It somewhat ruined my retirement.
Edward Heath
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Edward Heath
Age: 89 †
Born: 1916
Born: July 9
Died: 2005
Died: July 17
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