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Published: 1 1851: The Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition of 1851 was Britain’s glittering shop window and showcase for the world’s attention and admiration. The first and greatest industrial power, the greatest imperial power, and the greatest naval power was, in effect, showing off its extraordinary achievements and at the same time advertising its manufacturing and industrial wares. Advertisement Although William Morris and others were to react negatively to the mass produc...

by Owen Hatherley (Repeater Books, £10.99) FOR anyone who’s lived in London during the last 50 years — and especially if you’ve taken an interest in its politics — Owen Hatherley’s book is unputdownable. He knows his stuff and writes so fluently that he’s made what could be a very dry subject into a page-turner.   A book about much more than the title suggests, it’s also an attempt to understand the Labour Party’s crushing December 2019 defeat and suggest some ways for the lef...

Breakaway finally came nearly four-and-a-half years after Britons voted to leave the European Union In New Year message, Mr Johnson called the departure an amazing moment, adding freedom is in our hands Breakaway came as the port of Dover was pictured on Thursday evening completely devoid of traffic From Thursday, many lorries will need a special pass, a Kent Access Permit (Kap), to leave the country  Britain finally broke free from EU rules at 11pm on Thursday, just a day after members of par...

What Brexit chaos? Britain says EU trade is running smoothly as trucks cross Channel on UKs first day outside single market - as first Irish Sea checks take place under new deal Lord Llewellyn visited the port at Calais and the Eurotunnel terminal to see the situation on the ground The breakaway finally came nearly four-and-a-half years after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the EU Lorries have began arriving from EU into Britain and in the other direction with no delays as trade deal kic...

At the end of November Joshua Leifer, an Associate Editor of Jewish Currents [ JC], wrote an article about the “tragedy” of Jeremy Corbyn. He did not seek the opinions of any Jewish victims of the “antisemitism” witchhunt in the Labour Party. As the first Jewish member of the party to be expelled I submitted a response. At first I was simply ignored and after a reminder, Arielle Angel, Editor-in-chief, explained that it was a lack of resources that prevented them publishing my reply. ...

The “Special Relationship” and The Empire of the City To and for the establishment, promotion and development of a Secret Society, the true aim and object whereof shall be for the extension of British rule throughout the world, the perfecting of a system of emigration from the United Kingdom, and of colonisation by British subjects of all lands where the means of livelihood are attainable by energy, labour and enterprise, and especially the occupation by British settlers of the entire Conti...

Its bursting into flames and all the folks, this is terrible. this is one of the worst catastrophes in the world. oh, 400, 500 feet in the sky. its terror ifk, ladies and gentlemen. its coming right to the ground. all the humanity. >> jon: herbert morrison historic their immigration of the hindenburg disaster. it was played back the next day. it was first time recordings of a news event were ever broadcast and first coast to coast broadcast. his accurate description made the recording a classic ...

south carolinas former governor wins big in south carolina. and a certain comedian is not so happy. >> this scares me to my core. >> which stories made our newswatch list? covering the coverage next. on the panel, writer and fox news contributor judy miller. monica crawly, radio talk show host. jim pinkerton, contributing editor, "the american conservative" magazine. and "daily beast" columnist k r kiersten powers. and david grennell, former ambassador to the united nations. im jon s...

Its bursting into flames and all the folks, this is terrible. this is one of the worst catastrophes in the world. oh, 400, 500 feet in the sky. its terror ifk, ladies and gentlemen. its coming right to the ground. all the humanity. >> jon: herbert morrison historic their immigration of the hindenburg disaster. it was played back the next day. it was first time recordings of a news event were ever broadcast and first coast to coast broadcast. his accurate description made the recording a classic ...

south carolinas former governor wins big in south carolina. and a certain comedian is not so happy. >> this scares me to my core. >> which stories made our newswatch list? covering the coverage next. on the panel, writer and fox news contributor judy miller. monica crawly, radio talk show host. jim pinkerton, contributing editor, "the american conservative" magazine. and "daily beast" columnist k r kiersten powers. and david grennell, former ambassador to the united nations. im jon s...