The stalking horse returns: what Thatcher’s 1989 challenge tells us about Starmer’s test
A prime minister under not inconsiderable political pressure faces a leadership challenge from an obscure backbench MP posing as a proxy for more prominent pretenders. These words accurately describe the political landscape Keir Starmer, Britain’s incumbent embattled premier, faces after Catherine West announced her plan to launch a leadership bid. West’s plan, hastily organised in […]
The untold story of how Britain turned a blind eye to a Sikh massacre
Recent declassified records reveal why the British government remained silent during a dark moment in Indian history
End of the miners’ strike: The day hard men wept
May 1979, the election that brought to power the government that led to the miners’ strike, was a vote of huge change. In May 2015, Britain once again has the opportunity to vote. And once again the status quo is breaking apart.
Frontline on the miners’ strike
To celebrate the release of Still The Enemy Within we look at some of the stunning photography which came from Britain’s most violent and severe industrial dispute
Is Westminster lying about giving Scots more power?
Memories of 1979 still run deep in Scotland.
Comment: Where have all the political giants gone?
Our political class runs away from the tough decisions and hides problems under the carpet, Liberal Democrat president Tim Farron says
Dead end: Residents reject Thatcher road name
Attempts to re-name a road in Margaret Thatcher’s honour fail after no residents in her former constituency come forward to volunteer.
MPs grumble as Tony Benn honoured
Tony Benn’s body will ‘rest’ in a Commons chapel overnight
‘You, Mr Speaker, were on the wrong side of the apartheid argument’: Old grievances aired in Mandela debate
The Commons saw old scores being settled alongside heartfelt tributes to the anti-apartheid movement today, as MPs debated the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
How MPs respond to hurricanes: A 1987 case study
How do MPs respond when massive storms batter Britain’s shores? By bickering about who picks up the bill, of course.
