Posts by Simon Demissie Records and researchNew files from 1983 – Thatcher meets SolzhenitsynThursday 1 August 2013As we move towards a 20 year disclosure of public records, today we mark...Records and researchGovernment datasets in DiscoveryFriday 5 July 2013Have you ever settled down for an enjoyable nap under a tree, only to...Records and researchBevin BoysWednesday 29 May 2013The recent unveiling of a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, dedicated...Records and researchThe Cabinet Secretary’s NotebookMonday 29 April 2013The Cabinet Papers website is a resource where researchers can investigate digitised Cabinet documents,...Records and research‘The Spirit of ’45’ or ‘a natural development from the past’?Wednesday 20 March 2013On Monday I visited the beautiful Phoenix cinema and saw the new Ken Loach...Records and researchCalculating the destruction of all lifeWednesday 20 February 2013My colleague Linda and I have spent the last couple of weeks trying to...Records and researchSnow, Slush and…Monday 28 January 2013How many words do they say the Inuit have for ‘snow’? Four hundred? English...Records and researchFiles from 1982 – Renewing the Values of SocietyFriday 28 December 2012Today, previously secret government files have been released and are now available to be...Records and research‘One last thing…the Vietnam thing is going well.’Friday 16 November 2012Last week’s presidential elections in the United States were as enthralling as ever. As...Records and researchHobsbawm, UNESCO, and ‘notorious’ CommunistsFriday 12 October 2012The recent passing of the eminent historian Professor Eric Hobsbawm precipitated a flurry of...Records and researchNot in this school!Friday 21 September 2012As young children around the country write and draw about their holiday experiences, with...Records and researchVisualising Government: Spaghetti, Sketching, and Compressing TimeFriday 24 August 2012TS – Have you ever wondered what happened to those departments that suddenly disappeared... « 1 2 3 »