Sir Albert Lamb, commonly known as Larry Lamb (15 July 1929 – 19 May 2000) was a British

United Kingdom

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 newspaper

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 editor. He was editor of The Sun

The Sun (newspaper)

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from 1969 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1981, and also of the Daily Express

Daily Express

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 from 1983 to 1986. Lamb was knighted in 1980 on the recommendation of Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

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, whose electoral success had arguably been helped by The Sun

The Sun (newspaper)

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's coverage of the industrial strife under the previous Labour

Labour Party (UK)

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 government.

Lamb was educated at Rastrick

Rastrick

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 Grammar School. He was northern editor of the Daily Mail

Daily Mail

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 in Manchester

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 from 1968 until recruited by Rupert Murdoch

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 to take over the Sun which he had just bought from IPC. Lamb pioneered the Sun's populist style, and his contribution included applying the term 'Winter of Discontent

Winter of Discontent

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' 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

The Australian

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 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

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 company, Larry Lamb Associates.

His nickname was inspired by the Children's Hour

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 character Larry the Lamb

Toytown

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. After he received his knighthood, Private Eye

Private Eye

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 magazine usually referred to him as "Sir Larrold Lamb."