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Handbag politics: Italian Thatcher would've eaten pasta from off the top of your head
To celebrate the former British prime minister's handbag fetching £25, 000 at a charity auction on 27 June, we looked for European equivalents to her famous 'handbag politics' to intimidate those around her. A German or Polish Thatcher would have used lyrical 'sleeves' and 'pockets' to put the pressure on you. Word concept of the week
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Europe 70 years after the outbreak of WWII
The German invasion of Poland seventy years ago on September 1, 1939, marked the start of world war II. The repercussions of the war are still felt across Europe today. The Estonian, Austrian, British and Portuguese media comment
margaret thatcher, gdansk, germany, austria, history, second world war , cold war
Gordon Brown’s referendum conundrum
Under pressure from all sides, and from within his own party, the British PM continues to resist a referendum on the EU constitution
margaret thatcher, gordon brown, united kingdom, european union, referendum, western eu, politics
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