This week – the week ending 2 November 1924 – the Conservative/Unionist Party achieves the biggest and least-well-known election victory of the 20th century. Arguably.

Ramsay MacDonald goes very quiet. Churchill is cheered by a crowd. Churchill is not cheered by the Navy.

Russians cause trouble in Britain. Russians cause trouble in British Columbia. And Russians cause trouble for Stalin.

And Zinoviev makes trouble for Zinoviev.