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Pay Pay Pay! The British Paymasters Face Public Scrutiny
The piece laments Britain’s costly war effort in South Africa and Crimea, blaming government leaders for misjudgments and overpayment. It argues payers deserve value as Kipling’s poetry and parliamentary salaries are cited, warning of national reckoning and a call for reform. STANLEY MAYALL. Let him who puts on his armour boast as he who takes it off.
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