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67th #deanehistory.This is the story of Ben Salomon, the fighting dentist.Salomon graduated with a degree in dentistry in 1937. He immediately applied to both the Canadian and US armies, but

#deanehistory 66.Today’s instalment is a reflection on a trio of temporary measures. Value Added Tax, which was introduced in 1973 when we joined the EEC, was the direct replacement of

FROM THE ARCHIVESClearing stuff out; found I kept ⁦@prospect_uk early 2000s “in fact” pages for a while.Some make interesting comparisons with now (oil consumption), some are just interesting.We start with

As @bbc5live asked if the sky was falling in for the PM & my “no” was met with... scepticism:- he won leadership a short time ago, handsomely- he delivered 80

Classic example of Brexit escalation played out this week. By this I mean trivial issue meets unreasoning objection meets anger meets more anger; soon no doubt results in both sides

Let’s tell stories about the pub. I’ll start.20 yrs ago (yes, I’m old) I was watching an Arsenal game in a pub on Stroud Green Rd. It was a good

Man who dislikes Tories lambasts their children for, er, being their children, and for not actively attacking their own parents - which, he says, must mean that they’re awful.What does

I make no friends saying this (such a change) & no doubt harm my own paddling-in-media prospects as a commentator saying it, but the sight of many journalists seemingly untroubled

I was booked to discuss the current #DominicCummings issue with @JuliaHB1 this afternoon but schedules have changed. As I won’t be on air any longer, I thought I’d share what

Post your confused complaint here. I’ll start.“I can’t believe it’s all so vague. If I walk to work, but there’s a bus *near* me, is that OK? What if I

A great deal of time has now passed since Sir Keir was elected leader of the Labour Party and after all the vote was quite close.Is it not therefore time

Comparing Jeremy Corbyn with Michael Foot is very unfair to Michael Foot who was a patriot.https://twitter.com/Freedland/status/1205405372875517954 I’m reading “The Spy and the Traitor” I find that I may have to