Posts by Simon Demissie Records and researchFiles from 1989 and 1990: Kuwait, condolences and acid houseFriday 30 December 2016Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet files from 1989 and 1990 have been released today...Records and research‘No pasarán’: the Battle of Cable StreetTuesday 4 October 2016On Sunday 4 October 1936 a march by the British Union of Fascists (BUF)...Records and researchThe Great Steampunk Game JamMonday 4 July 2016Not since the days of failing to collect gold rings as Sonic have I...Records and researchFiles from 1985/86: football, fire and hooliganismTuesday 30 December 2014The mid-1980s are often characterised as a period of success, excess and the shoulder-padded...Records and researchThe Brighton bombMonday 13 October 2014Thirty years ago, at 2.54 am on 12 October 1984, an IRA-planted bomb ripped through...Records and research@UnitWarDiaries: Live-tweeting the First World WarThursday 7 August 2014August 7 marks the anniversary of the first embarkations of ‘advanced parties’ of the British...Records and researchThe World Cup: considering a boycott in 1982Monday 12 May 2014Many people’s memories of the 1982 football World Cup in Spain might centre on...Records and researchThe UK government Web Archive: a resource for contemporary historians (2)Wednesday 12 March 2014In my last blog post I wrote about how the UK government Web Archive (UKGWA)...Records and researchThe UK Government Web Archive: a resource for contemporary historians (1)Monday 10 February 2014In the next couple of posts I will try to set out what the...Records and researchFiles from 1984 – The Cabinet Within CabinetFriday 3 January 2014The events of 1984 – including the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the...Records and research@ukwarcabinet: Live-tweeting the Second World WarWednesday 13 November 2013It’s November 1943. The Allies are progressing through Italy, although inclement weather and German...Records and researchCricket Controversy: Yorkshire, Sobers and touring RhodesiaWednesday 4 September 2013The Ashes summer has ended and again it has been a successful one for... 1 2 3 »