Today in 1963 the first Beeching Report was published.
The Minister for Transport was Ernest Marples. Before taking office he sold a big stake in a road building company to his wife.

Hundreds of miles of railways were closed, & lots of motorways built

He fled to Monte Carlo in early 1975

Why can’t any pubs do a decent roast potato?

Looking forward to spring and a bit of warm sun on your face

Here's what happened inside Number 10 five years ago, at the moment the UK left the EU.

Watch out for the gong. It's the exquisitely perfect metaphor for Brexit.

(Credit to Laura Kuenssberg for the original video. She posted it on Twitter. I've linked her post below.)
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