Hints and tips:
...He ranks well below the Profumo and the Thorpe affairs in public memory even though this was arguably far more important than either....
...Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appealed for unity over the referendum, which he called “a chance to make our nation even greater”....
...As DR Thorpe recounts in his wonderful biography of Eden: His first translation began, “HE says he is pleased to be here, but if we are pleased to have him is another matter”....
...When the vote to agree a referendum passed through the upper house of Australia’s parliament, Lidia Thorpe, an indigenous senator, yelled “Happy Assimilation Day!”...
...The property once housed the kitchens for the country home of postwar prime minister Anthony Eden. Chichester itself has history and culture: ancient city walls, Roman ruins, a medieval cathedral....
...The second — represented by novels such as Anthony Cartwright’s The Cut, Amanda Craig’s The Lie of the Land and Adam Thorpe’s Missing Fay, all published near the anniversary of the vote — are the opposite...
...Chris Thorpe’s intricate, clever Chorus is likewise oblique....
...Sifford also paved the way for a small band of black golfing warriors who also left their mark: Calvin Peete, of the crooked arm but the straightest of drives; Jim Thorpe, of the helicopter whirlwind finish...
...Flight , by Adam Thorpe, Jonathan Cape, RRP£16.99 Bob is a “freight dog”, a flying trucker pilot running whatever clients want, but he draws the line at switching medical supplies for AK-47s....
...Files withheld include one on Sir Anthony Blunt, the Russian spy outed by Mrs Thatcher that year....
...Thorpe is no solipsist, however: he is deeply absorbed with nature, place and family....
...At 11.45 he is visiting Thorpe Wood Police Station. He will then jump on his chopper and power up to Nottingham where he will talk about crime related issues....
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