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‘We broke all the rules’
History / Politics

‘We broke all the rules’

Posted on 9 April 2020 by hermir10 • 1 Comment

A Minister for Testing? There is a precedent, says ROGER HERMISTON. Continue reading →

Ancient liberties placed in pawn
History / Politics

Ancient liberties placed in pawn

Posted on 30 March 2020 by hermir10 • Leave a comment

Have we been here before? asks ROGER HERMISTON. For 2020, read 1940… Continue reading →

‘Sturdy and true’: A government of national unity
History / Politics

‘Sturdy and true’: A government of national unity

Posted on 1 April 2019 by hermir10 • Leave a comment

Do we have a new Churchill and Attlee in our midst, wonders ROGER HERMISTON. Continue reading →

A day for action, not words
History / Politics

A day for action, not words

Posted on 24 September 2018 by hermir10 • Leave a comment

ROGER HERMISTON on the day when Labour’s NEC removed a Tory PM. Continue reading →

Darkest Hour: The kindness of history
Culture / History

Darkest Hour: The kindness of history

Posted on 16 January 2018 by hermir10 • Leave a comment

After watching Darkest Hour, ROGER HERMISTON reflects that one man’s dramatic licence may be another’s historical distortion. Continue reading →

Trumping the Beaver
History / Politics

Trumping the Beaver

Posted on 31 January 2017 by hermir10 • Leave a comment

With a tycoon in the White House, ROGER HERMISTON revisits a time when another businessman helped save Britain. Continue reading →

No more heroes anymore?
History / Politics

No more heroes anymore?

Posted on 15 September 2016 by hermir10 • Leave a comment

ROGER HERMISTON wonders why the Lib Dems are so reluctant to draw on their rich heritage, and celebrates the career of Archibald Sinclair. Continue reading →

I knew Owen Smith. Owen Smith was a friend of mine
Politics

I knew Owen Smith. Owen Smith was a friend of mine

Posted on 28 August 2016 by hermir10 • 2 Comments

ROGER HERMISTON wishes he had one fruity anecdote about the would-be Labour leader, but he doesn’t. Continue reading →

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  • 'An accident' - Wes Streeting
    'An accident' - Wes Streeting
  • Ed Miliband: An obituary
    Ed Miliband: An obituary
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    Calling all cliches: Wielding the knife
  • Bits of Britpop: Part 1
    Bits of Britpop: Part 1
  • Journal of a Plague Year
    Journal of a Plague Year
  • Who’s to blame for Corbynmania?
    Who’s to blame for Corbynmania?
  • 'A disciplined comrade' - Richard Burgon
    'A disciplined comrade' - Richard Burgon
  • Rear-view review: Father Pig
    Rear-view review: Father Pig
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    Bloater paste and brown ale
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    Hazlitt: On the Ignorance of the Learned

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