Entries Tagged as ‘History’

September 16, 2006

‘A difficult day’

Being a history student, I have a soft spot for the Beeb’s ‘On This Day’ feature. By chance, tonight I discovered that we left the ERM exactly 14 years ago.
Who was assisting Norman Lamont on his ‘difficult day’? This clever chap, of course. And his smirking sidekick has the nerve to bemoan Gordon’s economic record.

July 31, 2006

Why internationalism matters

If you mention fascism to people of my age, many will think about to Churchill and World War Two. Whilst that’s a natural reaction and we should never forget the sacrifices made by all those who fought in that struggle, I’m proud that my party has always taken a strong anti-fascist stance. Had it not [...]