And as Richard Hofstadter wrote at one point, that fear is natural in American discourse when people - or is a natural expression in American discourse when people see something threatening their social position or their social situation.

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Appearing on BBC One's Question Time, Mr Miliband defended Labour's position and said the situation was very different than in 2005 when the last Labour government of which he was a part backed a big rise in the budget for 2007-2013.

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"We have already made our position very clear on this situation and it has not changed, " a West Brom statement read.

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