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The Life and Times of a Thoroughly liberal Prime Minister - Malcolm Turnbull

The Joe Walker Podcast

CHAPTER

The Luck of Politics

There's a 1970 book by Lucille Iamunga called The Fiery Chariot. And she finds that a striking percentage of British prime ministers between 1809 and 1937 had lost a parent in childhood. So it was, that there was incredible discipline by Bruce not to criticize her and your presence. Yeah, very it was very, it's very unusual, you know, most divorces the parents, sort of fighting,. you know, fight the children or battleground. But Bruce was very careful not to do that.

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