10 August 2017 A better Plas The legacy of Clough Williams-Ellis by J.R. Thomas Clough Williams-Ellis’s career bestrode most the twentieth century. “Who he?” you may be muttering over the muesli; if and when you do recall who he, you may well smite your forehead and shout “Of course!” Clough, born in 1883, was by… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:A better Plas(J.R.Thomas)
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Issue 9: 2015 07 02: Fading Icons: Digging the National Parks
02 July 2015 Fading Icons: Digging the National Parks by J R Thomas Big ideas often take a remarkably long time to come to fruition in British politics. In the USA of the 1860’s, even before the West was finally won, the American federal government began to take public ownership of great swathes of the… Continue reading Issue 9: 2015 07 02: Fading Icons: Digging the National Parks
