Tag: Winston Churchill UncategorizedThe NHS at 70, part 1: ‘Here is our chance to do something big’Thursday 5 July 2018Today (5 July) marks the 70th anniversary of ‘the appointed day’, 5 July 1948, when...Records and researchA Cold War visitor in London: Marshal Tito of YugoslaviaThursday 15 March 2018Sixty-five years ago, on the afternoon of 16 March 1953, Britain welcomed an unlikely visitor...Records and researchThe Beveridge Report and the foundations of the Welfare StateThursday 7 December 2017‘Now, when the war is abolishing landmarks of every kind, is the opportunity for...Records and researchMers-el-Kébir: the prequel?Monday 19 June 2017For many across the Channel the events of 3 July 1940 represent the ultimate...Archives and archivistsChurchill rememberedThursday 29 January 2015Last week, to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill,...Behind the scenesKeeper’s Gallery: 50th anniversary of Churchill’s deathTuesday 20 January 2015Our Keeper’s Gallery currently features a display to mark the 50th anniversary of Sir...Behind the scenesChurchill’s call for brevityThursday 17 October 2013Last week, colleagues from the Government Digital Service (GDS) came to visit us at...Records and researchGuest blog: UFO Desk – ClosedFriday 21 June 2013After five years of a rolling disclosure programme the contents of Britain’s ‘UFO files’...Records and research‘Winston…was complaining of a slight headache’Wednesday 22 May 2013I never cease to get a sense of excitement from opening newly-accessioned files for...Records and researchSt George and the dragonTuesday 23 April 2013Regular readers of our blog may recall that a year ago my colleague Jenni...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... « 1 2