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Thanks to Laocoon for suggesting this tribute to Shirley Williams, who died this month, and who was once secretary of state for prices. I restricted it to the names of actual government departments, rather than ministerial titles or responsibilities (Denis Howell, minister for drought, was a popular one); there was an actual Department of Prices and Consumer Protection, 1974-79. Roy Hattersley was the only other secretary of state.
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War Office, 1694-1964. Headed by the Secretary at (not “for”) War, 1661-1794, then by the Secretary of State
Covid-19 and Commonsense
The African Queen
One morning I was sitting in the lounge at Devonshire House, with its fitted wool carpets and chintz sofas. I was drinking the tea that our steward, Nasser, had brought me. I heard movement in a corner of the room, and thought it must be Nasser cleaning there. But looking round, I saw nobody. Puzzled, I got up and walked towards that corner. Rounding a settee, I nearly stood upon a thin, green snake. About four feet long and just the thickness of your thumb, it was a bright, almost lime green colour. There was not much wedge shape to its head, which rather tapered from its neck. Its tongue was flickering toward me, perhaps a foot away, its head raised only slightly off the floor. I took a step backwards. In response it too retreated, at surprising speed, and zipped up the inside of the curtains.
April 14, 2021
By Craig MURRAY
Below is the story of my day touring Tema with Prince Philip, in this chapter from my book “The Catholic Orangemen of Togo”. You may be surprised to read that I rather liked him.
The African Queen
One morning I was sitting in the lounge at Devonshire House, with its fitted wool carpets and chintz sofas. I was drinking the tea that our steward, Nasser, had brought me. I heard movement in a corner of the room, and thought it must be Nasser cleaning there. But looking round, I saw nobody. Puzzled, I got up and walked towards that corner. Rounding a settee, I nearly stood upon a thin, green snake. About four feet long and just the thickness of your thumb, it was a bright, almost lime green colour. There was not much wedge shape to its head, which rather tapered from its neck. Its tongue was flickering toward me, perhaps a foot away, its head raised only slightly off the floor. I took a step backwards. In response it too retreated, at surprising spee
A morning of terror: Marshall County victims recount chaos and heroism in school shooting Andrew Wolfson and Justin Sayers, Louisville Courier Journal
This article was originally published in 2018 and is based on interviews conducted in Benton and from Louisville by Courier Journal reporters, reports by the Kentucky State Police and Marshall County Sheriff s Office, social media posts, and accounts by other news organizations, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, ABC, CBS, the Lexington Herald-Leader, NBC, WKRN-TV Nashville and WKMS radio at Murray State University.
BENTON As she did every day before leaving for work, Secret Holt hugged and kissed her 15-year-old daughter Bailey – a perfect sweet soul – goodbye before heading to work on an unremarkable Tuesday morning in January.