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...Once an MP, her reputation grew, first as a regional whip in Harold Wilson’s government, and later a star of Labour’s National Executive Committee when she fought off Militant, the Trotskyist faction that...
...That Was and The Black and White Minstrel Show on television; the new James Bond films in the cinema and Joan Littlewood’s Oh What a Lovely War in the theatre; the publication of books by Sylvia Plath, Betty...
...There’s great work too from Danielle Hope as serious singer Betty and Brenda Edwards as the concierge, both holding this vast house with their solo numbers....
...Along with most of the women in her audience, Salvant takes delight in the song’s triumphant couplet: “You ain’t talkin’ to Mrs Jones/You speakin’ to Miss Wilson now.”...
...Most substance-abuse programmes in America are based on the 12 steps, a method pioneered in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Bob Smith, the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous....
...Betty, at 80 the oldest member of our group, has cut out bread, although she still enjoys an occasional piece of cake....
...Matthew Wilson is managing director of Clifton Nurseries, London Photographs: Daryl Balfour/Getty Images; Justin Slee; Samantha Gibson; Mike Goldwater; kumbulanursery.co.za; Tanzania Forest Conservation...
...Matthew Wilson is a writer, broadcaster and managing director of Clifton Nurseries...
...Betty Roe-Bishop, composer. Gary Brown, fiscal crime liaison officer, British embassy, Bucharest. Peter Brown, director, Fairfax House. Laraine Callow, director, Deafworks....
...These were “variety” all-rounders, such as Betty Knox (of the Wilson, Keppel and Betty triple-act) and Lily Wood, famous for her comedy songs....
...They now seem like a well-worn comedy troupe: Wilson, Keppel and Betty; Larry, Curly and Moe; Rag, Tag and Bobtail; Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb....
...As builders walk off tall buildings, Fifth Avenue pedestrians shoot themselves, and a crazy old lady in a cottage (Betty Buckley) bangs her head through her windows, it is hard to believe any of this....
...And Nick Wilson of Leeds University Business School has found that having women on the board can reduce a company’s risk of bankruptcy by 20 per cent....
...“St James Infirmary” and the throbbing finale of “Voodoo Child” celebrated triumph in adversity, while a poignant “My Ship”, Betty Carter’s technically demanding “Tight” and the encore, Cyndi Lauper’s “Time...
...On the Town: One Hundred Years of Spectacle in Times Square By Marshall Berman Verso, £10.99 Berman quotes his mother Betty encouraging the family: “Let’s take a bath of light.”...
...I mean, Betty’s Tea Rooms? Hanging, as they say in Salford! My new Conservative party is about inclusion. We have to embrace change and be more down to earth....
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