by Anonymous / 18 Mar 2009
Deirdre Alden, Conservative PPC, talks about her collection of political pastcardsAs a parliamentary candidate, and an avid collector, it's hardly surprising that political memorabilia forms one of my fields of collecting - in my case, political postcards.
by Sarah Mackinlay / 18 Mar 2009
Celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, Sarah MacKinlay visits the tower and explores the story of the clock, the tower and the bell.
by Paul Linford / 19 Feb 2009
Paul Linford celebrates the careers of some of the less well-known figures to grace British politics, and discovers what came of them when their 15 minutes of fame were up.
by JB Seatrobe / 19 Feb 2009
JB Seatrobe reveals that the architect of St Paul's found a seat in Parliament of great professional value.
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by James Walden / 21 Jan 2009
Renowned photographer and collector Martin Parr talks to James Walden about his collection of the former PM's ephemera "I was never a great fan of Mrs Thatcher and when I started my collection in the 1980s I was perplexed by the fact that there were various plates and mugs with her image on.
by Paul Evans / 21 Jan 2009
How do some politicians manage to resurrect their careers from the ashes of defeat or disgrace?Paul Evans says its all down to timing.
by JB Seatrobe / 24 Nov 2008
The fearless explorer of Africa later spent five years in Parliament, says JB Seatrobe, but was unimpressedwith life in the House of Commons
by JB Seatrobe / 19 Sep 2008
The name Dick Whittington evokes a pantomime character for most, but he also played a notable political role in medieval London, as JB Seatrobe reveals
by JB Seatrobe / 25 Jul 2008
Geoffrey Chaucer is the most famous English poet of the medieval era, and even those who have never read or studied him will know of his masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales.
by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher / 29 Jun 2008
The latest local elections sent shockwaves through the political community.
by JB Seatrobe / 29 Jun 2008
His first stintat Westminster is shrouded inmystery.
by JB Seatrobe / 18 Mar 2009
The first director general of the BBC was made a minister with a Commons seat by Chamberlain
by Ben Duckworth / 19 Feb 2009
Sometimes you just have to have your political enemies in the cabinet, but how do you deal with them? Ben Duckworth looks at the lessons of history.
by Anonymous / 19 Feb 2009
Dr. Graham Jones of the National Welsh Library's political archive talks about their collection of Lloyd George's letters "There was a general feeling here, in the early 1980s, that political archives were not being preserved as they should, so we set up the political archives at the library in 1983 as a high profile mechanism to create an awareness of the historical importance of these political records and to appeal to people to deposit any political records they may have in order to preserve them.
by JB Seatrobe / 21 Jan 2009
The Conservative MP for Acton had a passion for golfing
by Paul Linford / 21 Jan 2009
David Clark vacated his safe Labour seat for David Miliband, and received a peerage and chairmanship of the Forestry Commission.
by JB Seatrobe / 20 Dec 2008
The distinguished scientist also represented Cambridge University in parliament but, J.
by JB Seatrobe / 27 Oct 2008
His timeless history of Rome is what he is remembered for, says JB Seatrobe, but Edward Gibbon also spent some nine years in the House of Commons
by JB Seatrobe / 22 Aug 2008
Frank Hornby was the creator of some of this country's most iconic toys - Meccano sets, Hornby trains and Dinky cars.
by Andrew Hawkins / 29 Jun 2008
Labour is certainly in the same territoryas the 1990s Tories in terms of popularity - or rather lack of it.
by Mike Smithson / 29 Jun 2008
The art of betting on politics - and why it is a national issue
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