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Uploaded by on Feb 25, 2009

BBC Copywrite. David Steel makes his famous epic speech as leader of the Liberal Party following the birth of the Social Democratic Party. This video shows Steel famously telling the audiences "Go back to your constituencies, and prepare for Government."

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  • Absolutely brilliant Chris ! I've been trying to capture this and failed, so I'm very pleased you've done it ! I was actually there when he made this speech - albeit watching in the bar !

  • Michael Foot stole this phrase from Bertrand Russell. Not surprising. Labour leaders never had an idea of their own.

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  • @charliepeebles

    Without the Falklands War, it was a very legitimate possibility.

  • What a tool, "prepare for government". I'll never forget it. One of the biggest political gaffes of all time. Pity for David Steel that he never got the chance to become deputy PM by selling his party out to the Tories like that poncified public school wanker Clegg.

  • What a tool, "prepare for government". I'll never forget it. One of the biggest political gaffes of all time. Pity for David Steel that he never got the chance to become deputy PM by selling his party out to the Tories like that poncified public school wanker Clegg.

  • Go back to your constituencies and prepare... to be shafted by CMD and the Old Etonian mafia.

  • @Ken0009100

    How is abortion disgusting??

    Would you rather live in world where women are forced to birth children.Despite the fact that they are unwanted or could be born severly ill. Or could even die in the process of birth. And live in a chronically overpopulated world.

  • Ha ha ha , brilliant :D 

  • David Steele legalized abortion, just disgusting.

  • Go back to your constituancies, and prepare for............

    a bit of a disappointment.

  • @flametaledfox I agree that would be interesting to say the least. Not impossible either. Of course, Clegg would use his "national interest" argument.

  • @TomTresh3 It would be funny if there was another Hung Parliament after the 2015 General Election, this time in favour of Labour, and then the Liberal Democrats had to change sides to help Ed Milliband! I think the whole country would be up in arms...

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