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Simon Jenkins needn't agonise over the semantics of the word "need" (Not too round, not too precise: that's why 11,000 is a magic number, May 19), nor the arbitrary nature of figures. When Margaret Thatcher, no leftwing anarchist she, came to power there were 91,065 social house...

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Published inThe Guardian (London)
Main Author Sampson, Adam
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 22.05.2006
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Jenkins, Simon
Thatcher, Margaret H
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Summary:Simon Jenkins needn't agonise over the semantics of the word "need" (Not too round, not too precise: that's why 11,000 is a magic number, May 19), nor the arbitrary nature of figures. When Margaret Thatcher, no leftwing anarchist she, came to power there were 91,065 social house completions. Last year there were 17,703.
ISSN:0261-3077