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
New Royal Yacht - a 20-year-old pledge 6th January 2017 There has been much recent interest in building a new royal yacht. In a letter published on January 6, Alistair Lexden reminded readers of The Daily Telegraph... Articles