The Geometry of Evolution Evolutionary biology raises many unsolved questions: for example, whether evolution...
‘The Sea-Changer’: James Callaghan, 1976-79 The difficulty of inheritance; the prolonged currency crises of 1976...
‘The Somersaulting Modernisier’: Edward Heath, 1970-74 His plan for a new style of government and its...
‘Country Values’: Alec Douglas-Home, 1963-1964 The consequences of his controversial ascent to the premiership; his...
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‘The Tigress Surrounded by Hamsters’: Margaret Thatcher, 1979-90 A lecture on the style and effectiveness of Margaret Thatcher's...
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