Showing posts with label Edward Heath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Edward Heath. Show all posts
Monday, August 10, 2026

Lib Dems fight to save independent scrutiny of the NHS

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Embed from Getty Images The Liberals Democrats are fighting government proposals to reduce independent scrutiny of the National Health Servi...
Friday, May 15, 2026

Is The UK heading for divorce? An interview with James Hawes

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I referred to James Hawes's The Shortest History of Ireland  the other day, and I've just sent Liberator a review of the book by fa...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Britain's worst road traffic accident took place 50 years ago today: The 1975 Dibble's Bridge coach crash

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Today, 27 May, is the 50th anniversary of Britain's worst road traffic accident . In it, 32 coach passengers and their driver lost their...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

The Joy of Six 1138

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"Leicestershire is home to the Lib Dem’s safest and longest-run council Oadby & Wigston (some might say best run too). After widesp...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Lib Dems gain Dacorum, but where is it and why is it called that?

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Dacorum local election 2023 results in full as Liberal Democrats earn majority with six seats gained while Tories fall says the headline . B...
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Friday, September 09, 2022

Actors demonstrating against the 1971 Industrial Relations Bill at 10 Downing Street

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Embed from Getty Images This is a real early 1970s Who's Who of the profession. From left to right they are: Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Derek ...
Monday, April 18, 2022

The Joy of Six 1046

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Ukrainian victims of Russian war crimes should not be deployed as a human shield to keep a discredited Boris Johnson in Downing Street, says...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Six of the Best 793

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Darren Hughes on the lessons of this month's voter ID trials: "Aside from showing a worrying distrust for voters, the ID trials ...
Monday, September 25, 2017

Andrew Bridgen, Edward Heath and Wiltshire police

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Embed from Getty Images North West Leicestershire's Andrew Bridgen is the ultimate rent-a-quote backbench Conservative MP, ready with ...
Monday, January 21, 2013

Wrangling over Edward Heath's house

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In June 2010 I reported that Edward Heath's home ("one of Britain's more unlikely tourist attractions") was to be sold at...
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Monday, September 10, 2012

The February 1974 general election campaign

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Jeremy Thorpe, Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, a butcher from Kingstanding, Margaret Thatcher, Cyril Smith, Hester Smallbone , David Steel, E...
Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Sir Edward Heath's former home to close to the public

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One of Britain's more unlikely tourist attractions is Arundells in The Close at Salisbury, the home of Sir Edward Heath for the last 20...