— The huge losses on the British Stock Exchange will bite into our economy for the foreseeable future. I therefore must ask the trade unions to possess understanding. The need for their flexibility and cooperation is paramount in the coming months as we attempt to rebuild this great nation.
— Mr Thomas Shelby.
— Thank you, Mr Speaker. My right honourable friend, the member for Epping, asks that following the crash, trade union members be more flexible when carrying out their duties. What he's really asking is that the working man carry the can. The grand casino in Monte Carlo is a small and timid affair when compared to the wild games of chance being played in London and New York by gamblers in silk gloves and beaver hats, who, when their lose their bets, turn around and ask the shoe-shine to pay for it. Well, on behalf of the shoe-shines and can carriers of South Birmingham and all across Great Britain, I would suggest that those who so recklessly lost their fortunes on the capitalist lottery learn to shine their own shoes... carry their own can and pay their own bills.
