As an excellent example of a topic with which he would choose to open any committee meeting, Harold MacMillan once suggested 'a debate on the implications of a possible gravediggers' strike.' This would dissipate the emotional energies of the committee members, allowing MacMillan to get his way on any subsequent matters he cared more about.
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