Boris Johnson has chosen the wrong lodestar. He should look to an earlier wartime premier. Continue reading
Tag Archives: David Lloyd George
PMX bandits
How will Theresa May shape up as an ex-prime minister, wonders PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Mr Clutterbuck’s Election
Hilaire Belloc’s political satire from 1908 still works, says ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
The Great Silence
ALWYN TURNER tells the story of the first commemoration of Armistice Day in 1919. Continue reading
Morgans of the Month: Statue smashers
We need more erections, not fewer. Continue reading
‘Nobody’s poodles’: Liberals speak out
A century of Liberals and Lib Dems, summed up in 30 quotes. Continue reading
No more heroes anymore?
ROGER HERMISTON wonders why the Lib Dems are so reluctant to draw on their rich heritage, and celebrates the career of Archibald Sinclair. Continue reading
‘No longer two nations but one’
In an exclusive extract from his new book, ROGER HERMISTON tells the story of the astonishing Franco-British Union plan of 1940. Continue reading
‘Pay your taxes, you scum’
ALWYN TURNER on the Queen’s annus horribilis, including Windsor Castle on fire and Prince Philip on deconstruction theory. Continue reading
‘The most degrading and bestial business in the world’
Remembrance hasn’t always been a pageant of national unity. ALWYN TURNER reveals how the British state once feared its veterans. Continue reading
Innies or outies?
With the Liberal Democrats massing (ahem) in Bournemouth for their autumn conference, DAN ATKINSON wonders whether they’ve lost the taste for power. Continue reading