ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː ɐdmˈɪts ðætðə ɹˈɛkɚdz kænˈɑːt biː bˈælənst ˌæbsəlˈuːtli, stɐtˈɪstɪkli, ɔːɹ ɪn sˌʌm ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv mˈænɚ, hiː hɐz pɹədˈuːst wʌt ɪz ʃˈʊɹli ɡˌoʊɪŋ təbi ðə stˈændɚd wˈɜːk ˌɔn wˈɔːɹtaɪm bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pˈɑːlətˌɪks dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ.
Although he admits that the records cannot be balanced absolutely, statistically, or in some representative manner, he has produced what is surely going to be the standard work on wartime British politics during the Second World War.