...speech referred to John Osborne and the anomalies of the present system; ‘One of the most interesting and most important dramatists in England to-day is John Osborne. He is in...
Content warning: This article contains historic language some may find offensive. The language has been included in the blog to accurately reflect the content of the records. Today, the county...
...achieve national recognition for his lampooning of figures such as Prime Minister, William ‘Billy’ Hughes. While visiting Australia the celebrated English author Arnold Bennett discovered Low and immediately wrote to...
...and reinforcing its importance going forward. ‘I come here today to reaffirm one of the oldest, one of the strongest alliances the world has ever known’. Obama’s address to both...
...1911 as the Empire Parliamentary Association and its affairs were administered by the United Kingdom Branch. After World War II growing nationalism and independence movements across the former British Empire...
...end of World War II Ceylonese moderates were becoming restless as no steps had yet been made to examine Ceylon’s Constitution. Additionally, rumours of some ministers’ intentions to join forces...
...House of Lords in 1966 and become Baron Stow Hill. Frank Soskice’s father, David Soskice, was a Russian journalist and activist during Tsarist Russia who later moved to England and...
...for future coal industry nationalization. Also aligning himself with the National Equine Defence League for the better treatment of pit ponies to the dismay of less sympathetic mining leaders. (Read...
...The National Archives by mid-2025, our closed records have been assessed to gain an understanding of their access requirements and contents prior to transfer. A proportion of these documents were...
...combination of a worldwide oil supply crisis and a continuing National Union of Miners wage-disputed overtime ban. Consequentially, schooling, working practices and leisure activities were greatly affected. For example, at...
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