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Encyclopedia > Larry Lamb

Sir Albert Lamb, commonly known as Larry Lamb (July 15, 1929May 19, 2000) was a British newspaper editor. He was editor of The Sun from 1969 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1981, and also of the Daily Express from 1983 to 1986. Lamb was knighted in 1980 on the recommendation of Margaret Thatcher. July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Suns most famous headline The Sun, a tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom, has the highest circulation of any daily English-language newspaper in the world, standing at around 3,200,000 copies daily in late-2004. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daily Express is a British newspaper, currently tabloid, and it is owned by Richard Desmond. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), born Margaret Hilda Roberts, is a British stateswoman and was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the only woman as of 2005 to serve in that position, and the...


Lamb was educated at Rastrick Grammar School. He was northern editor of the Daily Mail in Manchester from 1968 until recruited by Rupert Murdoch to take over the newly-relaunched Sun. Lamb pioneered the Sun's populist style, and his contribution included applying the term 'Winter of Discontent' to the series of strikes over the winter of 1978-79. He was Deputy Chairman of News Group from 1979 but was transferred to the Western Mail in Australia in 1981, and edited The Australian in 1982. He left the News Group in 1983 to work for the Daily Express, and after standing down in 1986 set up his own public relations company, Larry Lamb Associates. Rastrick is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax. ... The front page of the Daily Mail on the 7th February 2005. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch (born March 11, 1931), Australian-born American media proprietor, is the major shareholder and managing director of News Corporation, one of the worlds largest and most influential media corporations. ... The winter of discontent was the British winter of 1978-79, during which there were widespread strikes. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian is a national daily broadsheet newspaper published by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Public relations (PR) deals with influencing public opinion, through the presentation of a clients image, message, or product. ...


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Larry Lamb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (263 words)
Lamb was knighted in 1980 on the recommendation of Margaret Thatcher, whose electoral success had arguably been helped by The Sun's coverage of the industrial strife under the previous Labour government.
Lamb pioneered the Sun's populist style, and his contribution included applying the term 'Winter of Discontent' to the series of strikes over the winter of 1978-79.
His nickname was inspired by the Children's Hour character Larry the Lamb.
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