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Political Quote of the Day (13.09.09)

heedypo wrote 3 months ago: Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (3 January 1883 – 8 October 1967) was a … more →

Tags: quotation, political quote of the day

Is Attlee relevant to our economic troubles?

carlpackman wrote 4 months ago: First published 28 July 2009 I noticed a letter in the Guardian this weekend written by Michael Bath … more →

Tags: Labour Party, Dominic Sandbrook, winston churchill

The Office of Postmaster General: Its holders in the Twentieth Century

postalheritage wrote 4 months ago: by Dr Adrian Steel, Acting CEO The office of Postmaster General (PMG) was abolished upon the creatio … more →

Tags: Archive, Talks, Postmaster General, Dr Beeching, Tony Benn, PMG, Post Office Act 1969, Labour Prime Ministers, British Prime Minister

Can Attlee be applied today?1 comment

raincoatoptimism wrote 4 months ago: Its not long before I go on my holidays, which is both joyous and sad. Joyous because I will get to … more →

Tags: Labour Party, Electoral Reform, George Ross, Frank Field, Dominic Sandbrook, william beveridge, William Churchill

What Clement might have said to Beverley1 comment

jonathantodd wrote 5 months ago: I have previously said several times that Labour has three options: 1.) Back Brown, 2.) Replace him, … more →

Tags: Labour Party Strategy, British politics, gordon brown, Beverley Hughes, Harold Laski

Cultivating Humility

Lex Loizides wrote 6 months ago: Winston Churchill One of Winston Churchill’s most famous and funny quips concerned his political opp … more →

Tags: 18th Century, church, Grace, Bible, Repentance, calvinism, Jonathan Edwards, humility, Sin

What Exactly Is The Labour Party For?2 comments

The Bramble Bush wrote 7 months ago: When one looks back at the early origins of the British Labour Party, it’s easy to see why there was … more →

Tags: Politics, BNP, British Labour Party, David Cameron, Economics, Fred Goodwin, gordon brown, Hazel Blears, Immigration

The Truth about The Prime Minister2 comments

olliecromwell wrote 8 months ago: “You must have confidence in the judgement of the man in charge. If he hasn’t got that c … more →

Tags: Politics, The Truth about The Prime Minister

On Her Majesty's Stiff Upper-Lip Service

DSL. wrote 1 year ago: Commander “Did I ever tell you about the time…?” McBragg Cf. also The Simpsons hom … more →

Tags: Politics, Arts, World, Scott Lahti, Humor, Peter Cook, dudley moore, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Piers Brendon

Post WW2 British PM Clement Atlee called Gandhi's role "minimal" in decision to leave South Asia

Moin Ansari wrote 1 year ago: Technorati Tags: South Asia,Gandhi,Atlee,Pakistan,Great Britian,British Raj Noticias de Rupia | Nouv … more →

Tags: british raj

The Greatest...?

Luke_D wrote 1 year ago: An image on the BBC Homepage caught my eye as I was performing my usual review of frequented website … more →

Tags: Politics, Labour, Conservative, Tony Blair, gordon brown, Prime minister, P.M., winston churchill, Antony Eden

Party atmosphere1 comment

John H wrote 1 year ago: Went to my first meeting of my local Constituency Labour Party (CLP) yesterday evening. Not sure how … more →

Tags: Labour Party, gordon brown, CLP, nigel de gruchy, TIWIARN

'Not for cash nor for the lure of footnote fame'13 comments

churumuri wrote 1 year ago: The Indian literary scene today resembles a nice little stampede at the Kumbh Mela (or the Haj). For … more →

Tags: Issues and Ideas, media, Mysore-Bangalore, People, Abraham Lincoln, C.D. Deshmukh, Carl Sandburg, Charles de Gaulle, churumuri

Potsdam Conference July 17-August 2, 1945

historicalresources wrote 1 year ago: Potsdam Conference The Berlin (Potsdam) Conference, July 17-August 2, 1945 (a) Protocol of the Proce … more →

Tags: Documents, Pacts, and Treaties, WW II, Germany, winston churchill, Joseph Stalin, President Harry S. Truman, Potsdam Conference

War and Piece

Joel wrote 1 year ago: On July 17, 1945, the Potsdam Conference began.  The war in Europe had ended in the heart of Berlin  … more →

Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Europe, 1945, Potsdam Conference

Governing from the Lords1 comment

lordnorton wrote 1 year ago: Who was the last Prime Minister to spend most of his premiership on the benches in the House of Lord … more →

Tags: Lord Norton, House of Lords, House of Commons

Baker Hamilton Munich Study Group

oldatlantic wrote 3 years ago: The Baker Hamilton Iraq Study Group is going to recommend that we give up our bases in Iraq that we … more →

Tags: 12th Imam, 1938, Adolf Hitler, Appeasement, Baker Hamilton, BENITO MUSSOLINI, Duff Cooper, EDOUARD DALADIER, Front Page Magazine


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