Monthly Archives: March 2021

Can the Conservatives win in Hartlepool?

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Andrew Defty

Growing up in Hartlepool in the 1970s and 80s it was often said that if you pinned a red rosette on a donkey, although not perhaps a monkey, it would be elected to Parliament. Aside from a brief period from … Continue reading →

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Are attitudes towards the Empire changing?

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Andrew Defty

Recent years have seen a growing interest and some considerable debate about the legacy of the British Empire. Critics of the Empire have long claimed that the British often have a rose-tinted view of Empire and that more should be … Continue reading →

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