There is also a good black and white silent film about the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7dvUsGpaGs (View Post)

It was the collapse of Conservative europhile MACROeconomic policy in 1992, and the triumph of small state MICROeconomic policy. (View Post)

Yes, it's not far off the number we lost during the Second World War. Which was moderately newsworthy at the time IIRC. (View Post)

Tony Blair was even luckier, because of the golden economic legacy the Conservatives left him, which was mostly due to reforms he'd opposed throughout the 80s, together with leaving the ERM, whi… (View Post)

Partly, and also that Conservative leaders are more pragmatic, and more willing to adopt socialist measures if they think it necessary to win. Which is why our economy is heading fast towards soft so… (View Post)