...ambitions to make his name in the world of politics. THE SAKLATVALA OPINION: 09/05/1923 – WORKERS RIGHTS (PEOPLE OF COLOUR) Mr Saklatvala asked the Minister of Labour whether he...
...at loggerheads with Robert Walpole since entering politics. When the Prime Minister decided to censor the theatres, it was Chesterfield who proclaimed his opposition vociferously from the stalls. Walpole’s 1736...
...an end, times were changing within the Upper House. Reforms brought in by the new Labour Government meant the time was up for many hereditary peers. But Baroness Darcy had...
This blog was written by Katie Widdowson, Assistant Archives Officer. This Autumn, the Parliamentary Archives are showcasing a display commemorating the Armistice of World War One. This display is located...
...family, she was responsible for security and access in the House of Lords during all non-sitting times, signified by her control of the keys to the chamber. She also had...
...the charity in the world’. Unfortunately, the Bill hit the buffers which meant a new course of action was required as the NLB took the decision to march to London....
...Clock Tower (Detail), The Illustrated London News, by Illustrated London News, © Parliamentary Art Collection, WOA 6141 Acton Smee Ayrton was a Liberal Party politician, MP for Tower Hamlets (1853-1874)...
...now runs an online version which covers topics such as ‘legislative process’, ‘scrutiny, accountability and oversight’ and the ‘principles of parliamentary procedure’. Photographs of a Parliamentary course, 1960s, CPA/2/2/17 Mrs...
...Guiana (now Guyana) in 1922. When Pathe News profiled a superb individual performance by Learie against England at Lords in 1928 they dubbed him ‘The Coloured Catapult’. On the same...
...the world any more than those who cared nothing about politics. It did not prevent them from performing all those social and domestic duties which it was their peculiar right...
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