Which politician was most full of hot air? Attlee Eden MacMillan Wilson Heath Thatcher Major Blair Evaluate their performance vs their manifesto. How did they perform?
Do you agree with this interpretation? Assign each politician a balloon. The bigger the balloon. The bigger the unfulfilled promises. Maggie, they say you have possessed an iron will but……… Tony, you are a fraud you are full of hot air. Talk, talk talk…… Do you agree with this interpretation?
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