Birth Control Pill Introduced, Britain Responds With Polite Silence and Deep Internal Alarm London, November 1961. Medical authorities have confirmed the introduction of a new oral contraceptive, commonly referred to as “the Pill,” a development which promises to alter private…
Britain Debates Immigration Calmly | Reassures Itself That Discussion Is Not Alarm
Government Assures Public Berlin Wall Is Temporary, Like Everything Else That Isn’t London, August 1961. The Government has moved swiftly to reassure the British public that the newly constructed barrier dividing Berlin is not to be regarded as permanent, ideological,…
Government Conducts Census, Nation Discovers It Has Been Here All Along London, 1961. The Government has completed its national census, an exercise designed to determine precisely how many people live in Britain, where they reside, and whether they are still…
Britain Reviews Nuclear Preparedness | Reassures Public That Ducking Remains Effective
Britain Looks to the Future, Decides to Sit With It for a While London, end of 1961. As the year draws to a close, Britain finds itself taking stock of recent events with a familiar mixture of seriousness, restraint, and…
Britain Discovers Youth Has Opinions | Responds by Scheduling a Committee
Britain Detects Cultural Shift, Pretends It Is Merely a Draft London, 1961. Observers across Britain have begun to notice subtle but persistent signs that the nation’s cultural atmosphere may be changing, despite no formal announcement having been made. The evidence…
Britain Welcomes New Television Channel | Wonders Quietly If Two Are Quite Enough
