Sir, — Walking towards the river in the early morning sunshine (such a change from the misty, dank drabness of late), I heard the unexpected but delightfully unmistakeable song of a blackbird. Looking ...

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So little did Attlee reveal of himself that contemporaries failed to perceive the inner strengths that compensated for outer drabness. One of the mainsprings of his staying power in public life was ...