...Reception Suite being used as offices. This was not a success. The original Victorian decorations became very shabby and the rooms were considered too dark and draughty for daily use....
...controversy, and a few appeared to share the view of the socialist writer George Orwell, that international sport – far from promoting harmony among nations as its proponents claimed –...
...in the 19th century, is well-represented, and includes samples of designs by A W N Pugin. The wallpaper below, designed for the Palace of Westminster, shows his use of medieval...
...Referring to the flat at No.10, the cost for bedding is queried with Thatcher noting “we use only one bedroom”, and that she can use her own crockery and the...
...appeared a bitter betrayal of the Republican cause, as well as appeasing a pro-Nazi dictator. The League of Nations had proved powerless, and when German forces moved into Czechoslovakia on...
...best way to address gaps in the previous system and provide free healthcare to all. Activists and doctors had promoted these ideas in various guises since at least the Edwardian...
...served Conservative governments from Churchill onwards and held a variety of posts, including: a minister in the departments of Agriculture, Energy and Defence leader of the House of Lords chairman...
...departments, each with their own interests and little co-ordination between them. This lack of consultation within states was not just a problem in Britain, but also in France and the...
...regret her actions. The officer commanding the court martial procedure, Lieutenant General Sir John Maxwell, commuted her sentence to life in prison because she was female and the British Government...
...his programme of free socialist development, toleration of dissent and the secret ballot would not affect external policy, the Prague Spring appeared an unacceptable threat to Communist solidarity. But the...