of colour] Methodist Recorder 13 March 2020. Business as usual no longer an option for Labour, Methodist Recorder, 10 January 2020. Why the December 1918 General Election was so important Birmingham Evening Mail, 11 December 2019, online Birmingham Live, 12 December 2019 The Birmingham Pub Bombings: 45 year struggle for justice Birmingham Evening Mail 21 November 2019, online Birmingham Live 21 November 2019. Christabel Pankhurst in Smethwick 1918 Transactions of the Staffordshire Archeological and History Society Vol L, December 2018. Labour should prepare for the 2019 European elections, LabourList, 30 May, 2018. The odd couple: the Labour man who prayed with Ian Paisley, Chamberlain Files, 24 September 2014 A hard copy version of this article also appeared the same day in the Methodist Recorder. Meeting Margaret, the many faces of Thatcher, Chamberlain Files, 16 April 2013. Methodism A Life of contradictions in early American Methodism - a review of Jane Donovan's biography of Henry Foxall Pulse 1 August 2020, a hard copy version of this story appeared in the Methodist Recorder, 31 July 2020. Old words with new meanings David Hallam recalls when "furlough" was an important word in non-conformist culture. Pulse 22 May 2020. A hard copy version of this story appeared in the Methodist Recorder, 22 May 2020. Opening doors, opening hearts, opening minds - David Hallam reflects on his role as a steward at the Methodist Conference. Methodist Recorder, 19 July 2019. Why Methodists should embrace the Co-op Pulse, 9 February 2018. A hard copy version of this article also appeared the same day in the Methodist Recorder. Professional A press officer, murdered Iraqis and Pokemon Go Pulse, 31 July 2016. Hallam's Iron Law of Online Forums: From Promised Land to Ghost Town, Pulse, 25 January 2016. How an interim uses downtime to build a career, Pulse, 25 November 2014. How to lobby candidates in a general election - and what to avoid, Pulse, 13 November 2014. Dear interviewer, Pulse 4 November 2014. How to speak in public through interpretation, Pulse 9 October 2014. Veteran Labour press officer on the art of communication: 'We frame a version of the truth', Chamberlain Files, 24 September 2013. Personal life David John Alfred Hallam married Claire Vanstone in 1988. They have three children. Archives Hallam's papers for his period as an MEP, 1994–1999, are held at the Shropshire County Archives in Shrewsbury. References External links David Hallam on LinkedIn David