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Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
V for Victory: How Churchill Addressed Parliament On VE Day
History
V for Victory: How Churchill Addressed Parliament On VE Day
Vast crowds gathered outside the Houses of Parliament in the early afternoon. MPs met as usual at 2.15pm for Oral Questions, crowding onto the red benches in the Lords, which they had occupied since the destruction of their own Chamber in May 1941.
North pole-axed too late
History
By Lord Roberts of Belgravia
North pole-axed too late
Lord North was ill-suited to being a wartime prime minister but it took parliament seven years to replace him by which time America was lost. On the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War, Lord Roberts of Belgravia explains why
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
Political parties
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
To launch a new column on politicians making a meal of it, there was only one place to start.
'The bishops and the rats': 1910-11 constitutional crisis
History
By Lord Lexden
"The bishops and the rats": 1910-11 constitutional crisis
Objections to the expulsion of the last remaining hereditary peers are but a faint echo of the Tory uproar in 1910, writes Lord Lexden
It is time for the Ministry of Defence to right a wrong and award a posthumous VC to Paddy Mayne
History
By Jim Shannon MP
It is time for the Ministry of Defence to right a wrong and award a posthumous VC to Paddy Mayne
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne, a founding member of the Special Air Service (SAS), stands as one of the most decorated yet controversially overlooked soldiers of the Second World War.
Starmer should use the state’s powers to buy land for housing cheaply
Communities
By Peter Lamb MP
Starmer should use the state’s powers to buy land for housing cheaply
We won't get the new housing need unless the current government does what Clement Atlee did and buy land for development at agricultural prices
Call To Alms: the modern case for almshouses
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Call To Alms: the modern case for almshouses
They’ve been a model of social housing since the Middle Ages but almshouses are suffering from the unintended consequences of legislation, Tali Fraser reports
'He said there was no chance of her winning': Inside the 1975 Conservative leadership race
Political parties
By Lord Lexden
'He said there was no chance of her winning': Inside the 1975 Conservative leadership race
Margaret Thatcher owed her victory to the cunning Airey Neave and the miscalculations of Tories who just wanted to give Ted Heath ‘a kick up the bum’, reports Lord Lexden
A History Of The House Magazine
History
By House Magazine
A History Of The House Magazine
The House magazine was born in the 1970s soon after Patrick Cormack, then the Conservative MP for South West Staffordshire, met the newly-elected Newcastle MP Mike Thomas.
'It was a place of wit, which seems to have entirely disappeared': How the Commons has changed
History
By Tony Wright
'It was a place of wit, which seems to have entirely disappeared': How the Commons has changed
Former Labour MP Tony Wright reflects on how the atmosphere and behaviour of MPs in the House of Commons has altered over the years – for good and bad
The number of witnesses to the Holocaust is diminishing – we must keep their memories alive
Communities
By Olivia Marks-Woldman OBE
The number of witnesses to the Holocaust is diminishing – we must keep their memories alive
A chance encounter with a Holocaust survivor at a Jewish summer camp in the 1980s made a deep impression on me.
The true origins of one-nation conservatism
Political parties
By Lord Lexden
The true origins of one-nation conservatism
Disraeli is wrongly credited with the strand of conservatism that seeks to unify the two nations of rich and poor. As Lord Lexden reports, Stanley Baldwin was the original one-nation Tory
Legal jeopardy: the fall of the first Labour government
History
By Lord Lexden
Legal jeopardy: the fall of the first Labour government
A Labour figure with more legal judgment than political nous stumbles into an opposition trap. Lord Lexden explains the demise of the party’s first experience of government
The UK should look to support any Syrian requests for Assad's extradition
Defence
By David Taylor MP
The UK should look to support any Syrian requests for Assad's extradition
After half a century of tyranny in Syria, the criminal regime has fallen – and it provides Syrians an opportunity for a better future.
Starmer’s honeymoon in office was short-lived – but how does it compare to past PMs?
Political parties
By Keiran Pedley
Starmer’s honeymoon in office was short-lived – but how does it compare to past PMs?
Having won a historic landslide general election victory in July, it is fair to say that Labour’s honeymoon in office has been short-lived.
Morning again: marking 40 years since Reagan's re-election
Foreign affairs
By Mark White, HW Brands, Iwan Morgan and Anthony Eames
Morning again: marking 40 years since Reagan's re-election
As the US enters uncharted territory following a tense presidential election, historians will gather next week in Westminster to mark 40 years since Ronald Reagan was re-elected to the White House. Mark White, HW Brands, Iwan Morgan and Anthony Eames preview the event below
A move to make Parliament’s archives more accessible could do the opposite
Political parties
By Dr Alison McClean
A move to make Parliament’s archives more accessible could do the opposite
In June the search room of the Parliamentary Archives closed its doors for the last time as part of plans to relocate the collection to the National Archives (NA) at Kew. However, while this move is intended to make the Parliamentary Archives more accessible, there are concerns that the NA’s little-known ‘reclosure’ policy may result in records that were once readily available being removed from public access.
The anniversary of the IRA ceasefire must be a moment to remember – not rewrite – a painful history
Home affairs
By Gregory Campbell
The anniversary of the IRA ceasefire must be a moment to remember – not rewrite – a painful history
It is 30 years since the IRA ceasefire was called in 1994.
The Professor Will See You Now: Roughs and Riots
History
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Roughs and Riots
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: roughs and riots
Lord Brady, Kingmaker: the time I resigned over grammar schools
Education
By Lord Brady
Lord Brady, Kingmaker: the time I resigned over grammar schools
In an exclusive extract from former 1922 Committee chair Lord Brady’s memoir, Kingmaker, he tells the story of how a fiery clash over grammar schools prompted his resignation from the Conservative front bench
Red scare: the story of the Zinoviev letter
History
By Lord Lexden
Red scare: the story of the Zinoviev letter
Conservative peer and historian Lord Lexden recalls the Daily Mail’s damaging 1924 campaign against the Labour Party, culminating in the forged Zinoviev letter
Double jeopardy: the two state openings of 1974
History
By Daniel Brittain
Double jeopardy: the two state openings of 1974
Fifty years ago there were two elections – and two state openings – in the same year. Daniel Brittain unearths two surprising stories about them from the archives
How process and broken promises have stalled progress towards veterans' wellbeing Partner content
Communities
By Veterans Aid
How process and broken promises have stalled progress towards veterans' wellbeing
With the appointment of a new veterans minister and change of government, CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy reflects on how mistakes can be rectified, and effective ex-service support measures integrated into wider social care.