Sadly we’re marking the deaths of more of our Oral History Project interviewees than normal during the current pandemic. Today Dr Emma Peplow, project lead, looks back on the life of James Ramsden MP, who took over from John Profumo as the last Secretary of State for War. James Ramsden has been described in one of his recent obituaries as a ‘true Knight of the … Continue reading A tribute to James Ramsden MP
Today, local elections are taking place across England and Wales, and in South Shields a parliamentary by-election after David Milliband’s recent resignation (yesterday, the Victorian Commons blogged on 19th century by-elections, which you can read here). For many of the former MPs interviewed for our oral history project, their political careers began in local councils, for example Michael English in Rochdale, Peter Fry in Buckinghamshire, … Continue reading MPs memories: election campaigns
