by commonwealth-oral-history-project | Jul 30, 2013 | Blog
By Dr. Sue Onslow, Senior Research Fellow, ICwS It’s election time again in Zimbabwe, with the nation going to the polls on July 31st. Elections have a pretty combustible track record in the Zimbabwe political space. So much of today’s vociferous media coverage and...
by commonwealth-oral-history-project | Jun 4, 2013 | Blog
By Dr Sue Onslow, Senior Research Fellow, ICwS I’m now 9 months into this major oral history of the Commonwealth project. This gives me the opportunity to muse on progress to date. Pluses Despite our plans to start slowly, allowing for enough detailed back ground...
by commonwealth-oral-history-project | Apr 19, 2013 | Blog
By Dr Sue Onslow, Senior Research Fellow, ICwS A crescendo of criticism and moral outrage is building on the choice of Sri Lanka as the next venue for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, scheduled for Columbo in November 2013. From the vantage point of...
by commonwealth-oral-history-project | Apr 9, 2013 | Blog
By Dr Sue Onslow, Senior Research Fellow, ICwS Margaret Thatcher was not just a highly controversial figure on the British Left, and in the history of Britain’s relations with Europe. As Prime Minister, she proved equally controversial within the Commonwealth for her...