...David Lammy. One of the stories that caught my attention is that of Moustapha Kadi, a descendant of the elite rulers of Niger who decided to publicly free his family’s...
...connection came to light Profumo had to come clean. Delivering a statement from the benches in the spring Profumo denied ‘any impropriety’. Still, the Labour Party backed by several newspapers...
...6 Nov 1984, Parliamentary Archives, PIC/P/849 Election of the Speaker A new Speaker is elected when the previous Speaker resigns, retires, dies, or at the beginning of a new parliament...
...record the activity of Parliament such as journals and Hansard. Our collections have grown as new records have been created and added. Some archives capture a moment in history like...
...field whether in newspaper or book form. Tony Banks MP then Chairman of the Works of Art Advisory Committee paid tribute saying ‘he had the ability to get under the...
...and control the practices of witchcraft, magic and divination from 1541 to today. The history of magic and witchcraft is an ancient, complex and emotive one and, unfortunately, the Witchcraft...
...In terms of sales, Russell was the outright winner. An internal Literature Report from 1959 noted that Russell’s apocalyptic themed If Man is to Survive sold 9,735 copies over a...
...workers. To undermine Saklatvala’s ‘man of the people’ persona a rumour circulated of a newly purchased marble fountain in his garden. Even with the support of old comrade under Willie...
...Parliamentary Archives. This was a new addition on my most recent visit to the Archives in June 2017. Because my goal in the archives is to conduct research, I quickly...
...to carry out repairs and general maintenance. This meant he spent a lot of time in a similar cradle, cleaning the clock face. An article from the Portsmouth Evening News...
