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Does the United Kingdom need a new Winston Churchill?

Since Brexit, a profoundly Churchillian event, the United Kingdom has experienced chronic political instability. No fewer than five prime ministers have succeeded one another at the head of a country whose governability is now being questioned. As speculation grows over who might replace the current prime minister, Keir Starmer, whose…

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The hidden history of Wales and the Jewish world

Jewish history in Wales stretches back centuries, yet its significance remains little known outside specialist circles.

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Quote of the day by David Lloyd George: “Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.”

Almost everyone has had a moment when they knew a small change was no longer enough.

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Assisted dying: could a rarely used 1911 act help supporters override the Lords?

Parliament Act, passed after row over David Lloyd George’s budget, was last used in 2004 to pass ban on foxhunting

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How one bad oyster did for the Liberal party

Letters: Responding to a Pass notes article, Michael Meadowcroft writes on how a bad bivalve changed political history in the early 20th century

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Has a prime minister ever faced an assassination attempt?

Only one UK prime minister has been assassinated, but others have faced close calls

Evening Standard

‘Push through the feelings of: I’m worthless, this sucks’: can anyone learn to be a top songwriter?

Songwriting courses are exploding in popularity, with everyone from Mark Ronson to Alicia Keys as teachers. On a retreat in north Wales, our folk music critic tries to write her first song

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Inside the elite private members' clubs beloved by UK politicians

Welcome to London's Clubland, where men-only rules and strict dress codes still draw top politicians

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Cameron and Clegg considered audacious electoral pact in 2015

Senior Tory and Lib Dem MPs were behind the plan, new book reveals

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'Feudalistic farce' as ex-PMs' great-grandchildren fight for hereditary seat in Lords

The Electoral Reform Society argued it is an 'embarrassment' that elections for hereditary places in the Lords are continuing to take place as it demanded an 'overhaul [of] the system'

Daily Mirror

Nigel Lawson obituary: radical Tory chancellor who oversaw City’s ‘Big Bang’

One of the last of the “big beasts” of late 20th century politics, Nigel Lawson, who has died aged 91, became Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor in 1983, and remained in the role for six years – making him, at the time, the longest-serving chancellor since David Lloyd George.

The Week

This is where some of the greatest Welsh people of all time are buried

The final resting places of some Welsh figures might surprise you

Wales Online

Walton Heath Golf Club Old Course: Review, Tee Times and Key Info

A classic heathland golf course with a great heritage, firm fairways and smooth greens, the Old Course at Walton Heath is ranked 35th on our Top 100 UK&I courses ranking in association with Peter Millar

Golf Monthly

Liz Truss is now the UK's shortest-serving prime minister – how does she stack up against George Canning, who previously held the record?

Liz Truss announced her resignation on October 20 2022, 44 days after taking office. The departure makes her the UK’s shortest-serving prime minister. But who did she replace to earn this undesirable accolade?

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The most controversial PM since Lloyd George: historians on Boris Johnson

In the pantheon of UK premiers, Johnson must claim his place as among the most scandalous, say experts

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Coffee With Hitler by Charles Spicer review – polite society v the Nazis

A fascinating history of the fruitless attempts by British high society to civilise, rather than appease, the Third Reich

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Why The Hindu might be pushing civil services aspirants to the Left

On August 2, 1922, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George addressed the parliament about the administrative edifice in India. It was over 125 years since Charles Cornwallis had sown the seeds of the Indian Civil Service in 1793. Seventy years had passed since the Macaulay Committee institutionalised it as a…

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