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High-level political wives are by no means new. In the 18th and 19th centuries, when patricians dominated British political life, it was common for politicians’ spouses to play an active political role.

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British prime ministers and prime ministers’ spouses and children are together becoming ever more like first families. They need to be given sufficient resources and personnel to enable them to carry out their shifting roles efficiently, decently, and safely.

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May 6, 2024

British prime ministers and prime ministers’ spouses and children are together becoming ever more like first families. They need to be given sufficient resources and personnel to enable them to carry out their shifting roles efficiently, decently, and safely.

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May 6, 2024

Thanksgiving is America’s favourite holiday, and a brilliant piece of personal as well as patriotic calendrical invention.

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