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A government clinging on, railways in crisis… This latest volume in the social historian’s mighty history of postwar Britain may sound horribly familiar – but at least there was the Beatles

In the mid-1980s, Labour leader Neil Kinnock was considering splitting the Treasury in two, with one half focussed on its responsibility as a finance department and the other on economic growth. He asked his shadow chancellor, Roy Hattersley, which department he would like to lead in government. Hattersley replied: "Whichever…

Star impressionist of the 1970s who poked affectionate fun at royalty, showbiz figures and politicians

The 1970s star blazed the way for mass-audience satire in Britain. But is there an appetite for it now?

Rory Bremner says he might have had a different career had it not been for the 70s star, who died on Friday aged 82

He became a household name with his ability to mimic politicians and other public figures

A TORY MSP left the audience groaning as she claimed she would bring back David Cameron as prime minister.

Leaders who dared to make style statements, from Disraeli’s purple trousers to May’s gold leather trousers

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak appears to be wavering on “net zero by 2050” that Theresa May successfully passed through parliament with barely a cough of disapproval in 2019.