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Don't know where to put this, but the name was later applied, presumably by journalists, to Harold Macmillan's purge of his cabinet in 1962. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] 10:36, 15 January 2011 (UTC) | Don't know where to put this, but the name was later applied, presumably by journalists, to Harold Macmillan's purge of his cabinet in 1962. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] 10:36, 15 January 2011 (UTC) | ||
It's also said to have been used long before by Geoffrey of Monmouth. I haven't found it there myself, but it seems likely that somebody used the phrase long before 1934. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] 14:10, 16 February 2014 (UTC) |
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Don't know where to put this, but the name was later applied, presumably by journalists, to Harold Macmillan's purge of his cabinet in 1962. Peter Jackson 10:36, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
It's also said to have been used long before by Geoffrey of Monmouth. I haven't found it there myself, but it seems likely that somebody used the phrase long before 1934. Peter Jackson 14:10, 16 February 2014 (UTC)