Following the 1979 UK General Election, the Labour government of James Callaghan was brought down (by the SDLP) and an explicitly right-wing administration replaced it – headed by Margaret Thatcher. There’s no doubt that she had a clear economic agenda at mind upon taking office, but she also sought to bring her own stamp to […]
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The Dail annoys Denis. Oo-er.
So the Dail is raising matters about Denis O’Brien which he thinks is none of their business. Mr O’Brien owns the Independent group of newspapers and two of the three main talk radio stations. That means he has financial charge of powerful organs that go a considerable way to shaping the thinking of the public. […]