THE mainstream media are notoriously poor on history. Seeking out historical parallels takes journalistic resources, which many modern media operations just don’t have. The latest poorly thought out ...

The Lib Dems' success in the polls after the leaders' debate is being compared to the party's fortunes in the run-up to the 1983 general election.

Labour's draft general election manifesto has been compared by some with the party's 1983 manifesto - how do the two documents measure up? The 1983 manifesto was written at a time of economic ...