text_original: What was the position of the Conservative Government on taking office in 1866 ? They were unpledged as to details, but they had always claimed that the question of reform was open to them no less than to their opponents. In 1867, indeed, they had no choice.
text_transcription: WHAT WAS THE POSITION OF THE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT ON TAKING OFFICE IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY SIX THEY WERE UNPLEDGED AS TO DETAILS BUT THEY HAD ALWAYS CLAIMED THAT THE QUESTION OF REFORM WAS OPEN TO THEM NO LESS THAN TO THEIR OPPONENTS IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY SEVEN INDEED THEY HAD NO CHOICE
phonemes: wˌʌt wʌzðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌvðə kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˌɔn tˈeɪkɪŋ ˈɑːfɪs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks ? ðeɪ wɜːɹ ʌnplˈɛdʒd æz tə diːtˈeɪlz, bˌʌt ðeɪ hæd ˈɔːlweɪz klˈeɪmd ðætðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm wʌz ˈoʊpən tə ðˌɛm nˈoʊ lˈɛs ðɐn tə ðɛɹ əpˈoʊnənts. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ˌɪndˈiːd, ðeɪ hæd nˈoʊ tʃˈɔɪs.