The Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007 Archives

Secrets of the State – Part 5: The 1990s “Sleaze” Era & Cash-for-Questions

The cash-for-questions scandal brought this five-part series to its most procedural conclusion, but arguably left the…

The Thorpe Affair remains one of the most controversial political scandals in modern British history. What…

In 1963, a brief affair between a Cabinet minister and a young model collided with a…

This is Part 2 of Secrets of the State. In Part 1, we built a three-part model…

Explore the anatomy of a political scandal – institutional failure, broken trust and media exposure -…

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Learn how to use and select key historians for A-Level History exams across Tudor England, Modern…

Master Modern Britain, 1951–2007 with our ultimate Revision Guide and Blog Series. Get exclusive timelines, essay…

Explore how Britain’s global role evolved from 1951 to 2007, including decolonisation, relations with Europe and…

Explore the Blair era (1997–2007): New Labour’s ideology, reforms, Good Friday Agreement, Brown’s economy, social liberalism…

Explore Britain’s political transformation from 1987 to 1997: Thatcher’s downfall, John Major’s struggles, Black Wednesday, sleaze…

Explore the Thatcher Revolution: monetarism, privatisation, miners’ strike, Falklands War, Cold War policy and debates over…