Editing Whitaker's Almanack (section)

==Content==
''Whitaker's Almanack'' consists of articles, lists and tables on a wide range of subjects including [[education]], the [[peerage]], [[government]] departments, health and social issues, and the [[Social environment|environment]].<ref name=contents>{{cite book|title=Whitaker's Almanack 2021|publisher=Rebellion Publishing|year=2021|isbn=978-1781089781|pages=3–4}}</ref>

The largest section is the countries directory, which includes recent [[history]], [[politics]], economic information and culture overviews.<ref name=contents/> Each edition also features a selection of critical essays focusing on events of the previous year. Extensive [[Astronomy|astronomical]] data covering the forthcoming year is published at the rear of the book.<ref name=contents/>

Whitaker's was prized enough that [[Winston Churchill]] took a personal interest in the continued publication of the book after its [[headquarters]] were destroyed in the [[The Blitz|Blitz]]. A copy is also sealed in [[Cleopatra's Needle, London|Cleopatra's Needle]] on the north bank of the [[River Thames]].<ref name=bookseller>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/bloomsbury-sell-whitaker-s-1114866|title=Bloomsbury to sell Whitaker's Almanack|date=19 November 2019|publisher=The Bookseller|access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>