N49 : Forty-ninth lesson T01 : The job was available but Wilson's supporters were not very numerous. T02 : His usual arguments had no impact on the voters so he decided to adress the facts. T03 : But he had been refusing to take decisions too long. T04 : By refusing to follow the party's policies, he harmed his own interest. T05 : He should have treated his colleagues delicately but he ignored the whips' advice. T06 : It was only a minor mistake but they made it seem very important, T07 : so Wilson returned to the wilderness of the back benches, where he quickly became exasperated with politics.