From the Guardian archivePolandPoland imposes martial law ‘to avert anarchy’ – archive, 1981On 13 December 1981, Poland’s military rulers declared a state of emergency after imposing martial law and placing leaders of the Solidarity trade union under arrest. See how the Guardian reported events
Poland imposes martial law ‘to avert anarchy’By Hella Pick
14 December 1981
Poland was locked tight under martial law last night, as the country’s leader, General Jaruzelski, made a last, desperate gamble to avoid “catastrophe. Read More...
Alison Roman’s raspberry ricotta cake. Photograph: Louise Hagger/The Guardian. Food styling: Emily Kydd. Prop styling: Jennifer Kay. Food styling assistant: Isobel Clarke.:Alison Roman’s raspberry ricotta cake. Photograph: Louise Hagger/The Guardian. Food styling: Emily Kydd. Prop styling: Jennifer Kay. Food styling assistant: Isobel Clarke.:FoodAn easy chocolate tart and an irresistible raspberry ricotta cake
If , like me, you trend towards fruit and vanilla over chocolate, I feel confident you could still fall in love with this perfectly straightforward, yet completely above-average chocolate tart. Read More...
SPECULATIVE SCIENCEWe are all familiar with the wonder of the sun's rays bursting through the clouds. But why does it happen? The sun is 93 million miles away and is enormously bigger than the earth, so the light rays should be parallel when they strike the earth. So how come the light seems to come from a point source behind the clouds? Rather like seeing a candle behind a curtain. Read More...
