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Within five years. Its called operational control is the term theyre using for it and it would penalize political appointees if they dont meet those goals. Its not going to go very far. The house will pass it this week. You know the its contingent on both sides. Jay johnson, the head of the Homeland Security department has said its extreme. Unworkable. These are not goals that we can meet, so the democrats hate it. Interestedly, a lot of conservatives dont like it either. Senator Jeff Sessions s...

Its not uncommon for car owners to keep a particular vehicle for decades and cherish it for as long as possible, often in the hope that its value will soar. But it seems unlikely for the Morris Ital.

Harris Mann. Car designer at British Leyland who was ridiculed for the Austin Allegro but enjoyed more success with the Triumph TR7.

Designer of the Austin Allegro and radical ‘wedge-shaped’ cars including the Triumph TR7 and the Austin Princess

He was a trailblazer.

To mark the Austin Allegro turning 50, we drive the oldest surviving example

It came to exemplify the worst of the Seventies, but the replacement for Britain’s best-selling car wasn’t as bad as its critics suggested

It's fast approaching fifty years since the automotive world was somewhat taken aback by the arrival of a dramatic-looking new family car. 

To millions, the Austin Allegro typifies the miseries of 1970s Britain: unreliable, uncomfortable and ugly. Stand by, though, as the rust-bucket standard-bearer is about to turn 50.

To millions, the Austin Allegro typifies the miseries of 1970s Britain: unreliable, uncomfortable and ugly. Stand by, though, as the rust-bucket standard-bearer is about to turn 50.