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Keir Starmer praises Margaret Thatcher for bringing ‘meaningful change’ to UK

Labour leader says former PM ‘set loose our natural entrepreneurialism’ in appeal to Tory voters to back him

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023

Henry Kissinger hailed as an ‘artist among diplomats’ following death at 100

Senior US political figures have paid tribute to the former Secretary of State.

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger dies aged 100

During his time in office and in the decades after he met British politicians and members of the royal family, including the Queen.

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Doctor Who 60: show has always tapped into political issues – but never more so than in the 1970s

Doctor Who hit television screens at a key period in British television history. It launched on Saturday November 23, 1963, at 5.15pm, being somewhat overshadowed by the assassination of US president John F. Kennedy the previous day.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2023

The reason for these cynical power grabs: the weaker the Tories become, the stronger they need to appear

Anywhere else, this government’s tactics would look like a slow-motion coup. In Britain now, voters find them risible, says the Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023

John Whitney obituary

Pioneer of commerical radio and deviser of popular television dramas including Upstairs, Downstairs and Danger UXB

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023

Rachel Reeves uses Independent’s Saatchi & Saatchi story to attack Tories: ‘The ravens are leaving the tower’

The shadow chancellor highlighted The Independent’s revelation that Saatchi & Saatchi was no longer backing the party, suggesting the Conservatives’ time in office is coming to a close

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

Billy Bragg looks back: ‘I can’t compete with Taylor Swift. But I can talk to an audience’

The musician on East End violence, taking on Margaret Thatcher, and why he’ll always be ready with a protest song

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

Jill Posener: the iconic photographer documenting lesbian identity amid Section 28

Twenty years after Section 28’s repeal, Posener’s work – which sticks a middle finger up at puritanical censorship – is taking up a well-earned place in the Tate Britain

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2023

Establishment insider or political provocateur? Argentina faces stark presidential choice

Amid skyrocketing poverty and inflation, Argentinians face a stark choice on Sunday between two wildly different presidential candidates. Libertarian Javier Milei has led a disruptive campaign that has galvanised voters and won support from a faction of the traditional far-right. But a shock first-round victory for current Economy Minister Sergio…

France 24 · Nov 17, 2023