NATO membership
The UK was one of the original twelve members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) when it was formed in 1949. […]
The UK was one of the original twelve members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) when it was formed in 1949. […]
‘Suffrage’ is the right to vote. ‘Suffragists’ were those who were campaigning for women’s suffrage in the late 1800s. They lobbied MPs […]
Democracy is a word that is constantly bandied about by politicians and the media. Some use it as a catch-all term for […]
Lord John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) was born in Cambridge, where his father taught economics at the University. An extremely bright and self-assured […]
The role of the Chancellor of the Exchequer (the Treasury) is to raise revenue by taxation, duties and borrowing, control how that […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected to be available to meet individual members of their constituency to advise and assist where possible. […]
Baroness Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) was a force for change in the UK throughout the 1980s, such that the term ‘Thatcherism’ is applied […]
The kingdom of Scotland had its own government institution for more than four centuries prior to 1707, when it became part of […]
The Prime Minister, other senior Ministers and various key parliamentary personnel must keep in close contact on a weekly basis if the […]
King John (1166-1216) has two claims to fame: as the usurping Prince John of the Robin Hood legend; and, as King, putting […]
After World War 2, Britain took a long time to recover ~ rationing, for example, lasted until 1954. At the time that […]
There is a zany element in British humour, which has, naturally, crept into the supposedly serious world of politics. The Official Monster […]
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