History is bunk
Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster docks in Gibraltar so that the British government can show it is not going to be intimidated by Spanish protests at the border. Spain, which […]
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Blair or Churchill: who told the truth?
Can Tony Blair really be compared to Winston Churchill? A recent talk by Mr Blair’s former communications chief Alastair Campbell noted that Winston Churchill actively and shamelessly engaged in deception
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Anglo-Saxon attitudes
Praised by critics and acclaimed by the public, the opening ceremony at the Olympics did not please Conservative MP Aidan Burley. “Leftie multicultural crap,” he said. “Bring back red arrows,
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Taking into account human nature
A discussion last night lamenting what had happened to the euro with professional colleagues from some other European countries (these are people with no particular connection with the pro-European case).
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Lord Archer of Sandwell (1926-2012)
We are sad to report the recent death of Lord Archer of Sandwell, after long and distinguished service in politics and the law, including serving as president of Federal Union.
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The British and Europe – kidding ourselves or telling it like it is? (20 June 2012)
The 2012 WPCT Charlemagne Lecture will be given by Sir Stephen Wall GCMG “The British and Europe – kidding ourselves or telling it like it is?” Wednesday 20 June at
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The problems and achievements of the Council of Europe
By John Parry Review of “The Council of Europe” by Martyn Bond (Routledge Global Institutions Series, price £75 hardback) It was summer 1949. In the village of Le Hohwald, tucked
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Is the time right for a new world order?
The answer to the question in the title of this talk is of course, yes, the time is right, but I think you would like to hear a little more
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The case for global democracy
Based on a talk by Richard Laming at the OccupyLSX camp at St Paul’s Cathedral, 11 December 2011 Before talking about the issue of global democracy, I ought to say a
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Charles Darwin: man ought to extend his social instincts
“As man advances in civilisation, and small tribes are united into larger communities, the simplest reason would tell each individual that he ought to extend his social instincts and sympathies
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