The rebirth of Sutherland's portrait of Churchill Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 In a letter to The Daily Telegraph published on 23 April, Alistair Lexden drew attention to the existence of a copy of Graham Sutherland’s remarkable portrait, painted for Churchill’s 80th birthday in 1954, which his wife later arranged to have destroyed. SIR -- Graham Sutherland’s preliminary work for his controversial portrait of Churchill possesses all the qualities which made this great artist... Articles
Stanley Baldwin's sesquicentennial 2nd February 2017 This year marks the 150th anniversary (or sesquicentennial) of the birth of Stanley Baldwin who led the Conservative Party for fourteen years(1923-37), serving... Articles
Canterbury Entertainments 2nd February 2017 The celebrations that followed a great Tory triumph in Canterbury at the 1841 general election led to the creation of an annual cricket festival and to what is... Articles
School children need milk 26th January 2017 No one doubts that milk is good for children. By law milk must be available during school hours, but too many children today are not drinking it regularly with... Speeches
Parliament and Article 50 25th January 2017 On 24 January, the Supreme Court ruled that the Government must secure Parliamentary approval before invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to set in motion... Articles
Slimming down the Lords 20th January 2017 Both Houses of Parliament will need new, temporary homes after the election due in 2020 so that extensive restoration work on the Palace of Westminster can... Articles
Political instability in Northern Ireland 19th January 2017 On 16 January the power-sharing Executive in Northern Ireland collapsed. Fresh elections are to be held on 2 March. There are some who argue that progress could... Speeches
More young voters needed 17th January 2017 According to the Electoral Commission, three out of every ten youngsters who are eligible to vote are not on the electoral registers in Britain today. There are... Speeches
The Duchess of Windsor's lover 13th January 2017 The Duke of Windsor always remained deeply in love with the woman for whom he had given up his throne. She hurt him deeply by taking a lover in the 1950s... Articles
Macmillan's first evening as Prime Minister 12th January 2017 Harold Macmillan became Prime Minister 60 years ago on 10 January 1957. TMS, the daily diary column published in The Times, marked the anniversary with a light... Articles