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OPINION - Nigel Farage, Mike Amesbury and the domino effect: how Runcorn could change British politics

It was a by-election that caused a political earthquake. In 1981, Shirley Williams changed the temperature in Westminster when the new Social Democratic Party triumphed in the once true blue seat of Crosby. Months before, her fellow Gang of Four member Roy Jenkins had come tantalisingly close to winning a…

Evening Standard

Wendy Williams allowed to visit her father for his 94th birthday

Despite ongoing restrictions under her court-appointed guardianship, Wendy Williams has been allowed to visit her father to mark his 94th birthday.

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The pet I’ll never forget: Shirley the much-loved dog, who couldn’t stop chasing fishermen

She was the result of a ‘street accident’ and was an adorable puppy who saw me through a lot – from my son leaving home to the end of my marriage

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Lib Dems put God on trial in court case of deselected Christian candidate

A deselected Christian candidate who is suing the Lib Dems has been told by the party that he must prove the truth of his faith in court

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Former archbishop warns it may be ‘impossible’ to represent the Lib Dems and be Christian

As the Lib Dems gather to meet in Brighton for their annual conference, a legal dispute over the way a candidate was deselected for his Christian beliefs has seen the party disavow two of the giants in its recent history, Charles Kennedy and Shirley Williams

The Independent UK

Britain doesn’t need ‘reform’. It just needs to rejoin the EU

Well-intentioned moves are afoot to ‘overhaul the machinery of government’. But it’s the policies that are the problem

The Guardian - UK

Among the ‘memory athletes’, 1971

Could a computer ever rival their astonishing feats? The idea seemed preposterous By Emma Beddington

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British Library acquires archive of SDP co-founder Shirley Williams

Exclusive: Papers, notebooks, letters, speeches and photos from 60-year career in public life donated by daughter

The Guardian - UK

David Cargill obituary

Other lives: Art lover who helped create a radio station, bank, orchestra and arboretum in his passion for making positive social change

The Guardian - UK

The party that once had a chance of breaking Labour and Tory dominance of politics

Former Welsh Labour MP Gwynoro Jones has co-authored a book which reveals behind-the-scenes rows that helped wreck the prospect of the Conservatives and Labour being replaced in power by a centrist alliance in the 1980s, reports Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

Wales Online

Lord Radice obituary

Labour MP and author who paved the way for Tony Blair by arguing that the party needed to adapt to a changing society

The Guardian - UK

My mother Shirley Williams must be turning in her grave at this government

Letters: Rebecca Williams contrasts the late politician’s lockdown funeral with the rule-breaking that went on in Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

Londoner’s Diary: Energy and ambition: a tribute to Williams

Londoner’s Diary: Colleagues pay tribute to Baroness Williams / Matt Hancock in a face-off with airport staff / Labour Party members open old wounds on Twitter / London theatre prices cause a shock

Evening Standard

Wendy Williams says, ‘I’m doing OK, you know?’ — but fans wonder exactly when she said it

A new Wendy Williams video is out. Well, a previously unseen Wendy Williams video. Because there are questions about exactly when this proof of life was recorded.

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