It happened today – this day in history – February 28
1728: Handel’s opera “Siroe, re di Persia” premieres in London. 1749: Henry Fieldings’ novel “Tom Jones” published. 1784: John Wesley
Read more1728: Handel’s opera “Siroe, re di Persia” premieres in London. 1749: Henry Fieldings’ novel “Tom Jones” published. 1784: John Wesley
Read more1264: The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in Co Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.
Read more1728: Handel’s opera “Siroe, re di Persia” premieres in London. 1749: Henry Fieldings’ novel “Tom Jones” published. 1784: John Wesley
Read moreJohn Whittingdale (Con) 36,304 Stephen Capper (Lab) 6,263 Colin Baldy (LibDem) 5,990 Janet Band (Green) 1,851 Conservative majority: 30,041
Read moreJohn Cruddas (Lab) 19,468 Damian White (Con) 19,175 Tom Bewick (Brexit) 2,887 Sam Fisk (LibDem) 1,182 Azzees Minott (Green) 602
Read moreI would have written something about Jo Swinson losing her Dunbartonshire East seat when it happened, but I was too
Read moreSam Tarry (Lab) 35,085 Ali Azeem (Con) 10,848 Mike Gapes (Independent Group for Change) 3,891 Ashburn Holder (LibDem) 1,795 Munish
Read moreMargaret Hodge (Lab) 27,219 Tamkeen Shaikh (Con) 11,792 Karen Batley (Brexit) 3,186 Ann Haigh (LibDem) 1,482 Shannon Butterfield (Green) 820
Read moreLeader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson has just lost her Dunbartonshire East seat to the SNP.
Read moreAndrew Rosindell (Con) 30,494 Angelina Leatherbarrow (Lab) 12,601 Ian Sanderson (LibDem) 2,708 David Hughes (Green) 1,428 Conservative majority: 17,893
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