March 2025
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Swindon’s Mechanics’ Institute: my letter in The Times
The Mechanics’ Institute in Swindon, Wiltshire, is symbolic of the Victorian belief in self improvement. It…
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Remembering Jim Callaghan: an underrated PM
James Callaghan, who died 20 years ago this week, might have been Britain’s most forgotten postwar…
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Five years ago: Britain goes into Covid lockdown
Five years ago today, our lives changed dramatically. Prime minister Boris Johnson announced on national TV…
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Last of the Few: Battle of Britain pilot John Hemingway dies, aged 105
The BBC today reported that the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot has died. Group Captain…
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Celebrating World (Audio) Book Day
World Book Day. A inspired way of getting children to read books, or an annual chore…
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abrdn: an end to irritable vowel syndrome
It was the most mocked rebrand in years. In 2021, when most companies were worrying about…