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MICHAEL MEACHER
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Yes, you can contribute, but not to the kind of nuclear state that they want. And what do they face you with? With closure. They say it's in the name of economy.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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But I say look behind it. Look at the mentality behind it which is so suspect.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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It is a siege mentality.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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[V.O.] We see ministers busily winding up the drawbridge on the open society...
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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[V.O.] ..and threatening a rerun, dare I say it, of the Middle Ages!
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One: Compassionate Leave
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STUDENTS
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[V.O.] Yeah!
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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[V.O.] But I say this, too, that I believe that there are new forces in our society. New forces, new loyalties, new ideas not yet articulated which may yet come to our rescue.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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Now some of them will come from the Labour Party.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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And some of them will come from other associations perhaps not yet formed, I accept that as well. But I say this - that in whatever shape these new forces manifest themselves, they will come from you, the despised students of humanities.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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[O.S.] It is.. It is you and your generation who will have to confront the frightening dangers that lie ahead. It is you who will have to deal with the dangers that I've outlined.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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But I believe you and your generation, the new rising generation. You do have the courage, the optimism and the determination. And I believe you will do what the nation...
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One: Compassionate Leave
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[CHEERING DROWNS WORDS]
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One: Compassionate Leave
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EMMA
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Comrade sisters, I think we should now put the motion to the vote.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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EMMA
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Due to this latest crisis in Western capitalism, the corporation's running a reduced bus service.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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EMMA
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[O.S] The last bus has been brought forward by one hour.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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EMMA
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May the tellers please come forward and make themselves known?
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One: Compassionate Leave
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CRAVEN
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Where's your coat?
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One: Compassionate Leave
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EMMA
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Catch any of the speeches?
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One: Compassionate Leave
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CRAVEN
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I got stuck in a crowd of your sisters. It was difficult to concentrate.
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