:02:00
in terrorist bombings?
:02:02
Bad sportsmanship.
:02:03
A ruthless minority
:02:05
seems to have forgotten
:02:07
certain good old-fashioned virtues.
:02:09
They can't stand seeing
the other fellow win.
:02:13
If they played the game,
:02:16
they'd enjoy life more.
:02:18
There are those who maintain
:02:20
that the Ministry of Information
:02:23
has become too large.
:02:25
In a free society,
:02:27
information's
the name of the game.
:02:30
But the cost,
Deputy Minister.
:02:33
7% of the G.N.P.
:02:35
I understand
the taxpayers' concern.
:02:38
People want value for money.
:02:40
That's why we always
insist on the principle
:02:44
of information
retrieval charges.
:02:46
It's absolutely fair
:02:47
that those found guilty
pay for their detention
:02:52
and the information
retrieval procedures
:02:55
used in their interrogation.
:02:57
Is the government winning
the battle against terrorists?
:03:01
Ah, yes.
:03:03
We're fielding
all their strokes,
:03:05
running all of them out.
:03:08
We're consistently
knocking them for six.
:03:11
I'd say they're
nearly out of the game.
:03:28
The bombing campaign
is in its 13th year.
:03:31
Beginner's luck.
:03:35
Thank you,
Deputy Minister.
:03:37
Thank you, David.
:03:37
Thank you, David.
:03:39
And a very merry Christmas
to you all.
:03:44
"Scrooge was better
than his word.
:03:47
He did it all, and more.
:03:50
And to Tiny Tim,
who did not die,
:03:54
he became a second father.
:03:56
He became as good a friend
:03:59
in the good old world.