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The ambition of the present Labour government is that every worker in the country will have a greater than average income.
Harold Wilson
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Harold Wilson
Age: 79 †
Born: 1916
Born: March 11
Died: 1995
Died: May 24
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Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
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James Harold Wilson
Lord Wilson
James Harold Wilson
Baron Wilson of Rievaulx
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