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England's 11 metro mayors now govern over 40% of the population with powers over transport, housing, skills, and economic development. The…
When Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in April 1982, Margaret Thatcher faced the greatest crisis of her premiership. She gambled…
Greater Manchester's combined authority was supposed to be a weak talking shop. Instead, Andy Burnham has built genuine political power…
Analysis of government infrastructure spending reveals London receives £6,356 per person while the North East gets £413. HS2 cancellation…
In 1956, Britain and France invaded Egypt to seize control of the Suez Canal, only to be forced into a humiliating retreat by American…
The 1984-85 miners' strike was the longest and most bitter industrial dispute in British history. Margaret Thatcher's government faced down…
The Windsor Framework was supposed to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol's problems. Instead, it created a unique economic position—access…
Since 1999, Wales has quietly built a distinct policy picture—free prescriptions, different NHS structures, and its own approach to…
Margaret Thatcher's Community Charge — the poll tax — was meant to revolutionise local government finance. Instead, it sparked the largest…
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