General Order No 1 issued by the US Chiefs of Staff and approved by President Truman, following Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II, mandated theoccupation of Japan and Japanese-controlled areas, including Taiwan, by forces of the Allied Powers
Sky News says that the resignation speech of Ms Truss lasted ninety seconds. For some it must have seemed like a lifetime, for others it just flew by. By any standard, it was grim. None of her colleagues appeared with her, not even Larry the No 10 mouser showed up. Her attempt at an […]
Today, September 5 2022, all over Little England, the blackberry-jam-making sessions of the local Women’s Institutes were paused shortly before 12.00 noon. The tea urns and their cosies had been readied in anticipation. The members seated themselves before the old portable televisions used on such occasions, to watch the anointing of Liz Truss MP as […]