Daily Life in the British Parliament Pt I
byLondon immediately conjures images of Almack’s, Buckingham Palace, or Hyde Park, and most famously, the Houses of Parliament (or to be more correct, the…
Politics
Secret History of the Secret Service
byThe roots of our modern-day intelligence agencies are to be found in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Certainly espionage is one of the oldest…
Ladies’ Gallery at the Commons
byLadies were excluded from the House of Commons, but a gallery, above that of those reserved for reporters, was provided. Ironically–or not?–ladies were “caged”…