Introducing Miss Roberts, Mr. Morris Wheeler referred to the dissolution of Parliament that day, and said he was a very happy man that night because he was not under Socialist rule. He was sorry to say that they now had a Liberal opponent in the Division, but he did not mind who came into the field, for the Conservatives had a policy. It was said they had a past to live down, but that was not so. He had been a Conservative **from his 5s.-a-week days** and he was very proud of the past of this country.

с тех времен, когда он делал что-то пять раз в неделю?
Или, может, здесь имеется в виду "жил на 5 фунтов в неделю"?

На всякий случай источник:
http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=100857
третий абзац

Посмотрите, пожалуйста, мой предыдущий вопрос о пенсиях:

(Помогите разобраться с британскими пенсиями, пожалуйста) Krio 13.02.2008 22:18)