Monthly Archives: August 2019

One of the most disquieting signs of our times is the recent poll, conducted by the prestigious and authoritative Hansard Society, showing that a majority of the British population has little faith in parliament or politicians, and would favour ‘a … Continue reading →

When I was at university the only British history we read was ‘constitutional history’, based (if I remember rightly) on JR Tanner’s books of British Constitutional Documents. It was legalistic, parliamentary, and meant to illustrate the formal progress of Britain … Continue reading →

I’ll be going to Turku in Finland next month, to deliver a conference paper on subversion and counter-subversion. Kajsa and I have decided to travel over there by ferry from Stockholm, rather than to fly. It will take 11 hours. … Continue reading →

Great stuff that. Henry Newbolt just about caught the mood. There’s a breathless hush in the Close tonight,                                             … Continue reading →

From the Guardian. Frightening. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/16/the-myth-of-eurabia-how-a-far-right-conspiracy-theory-went-mainstream

Holidaying just now, with little opportunity to comment on Britain’s crazy political situation currently, and in any case with nothing much to say that hasn’t been better said by others. But I thought I’d re-post this on the Labour ‘anti-semitism’ … Continue reading →

I’m beginning to warm to those Continental commentators – many of them here in Sweden – who believe that the UK, or at least the English part of it, has gone collectively mad. Electing Boris as our Prime Minister is … Continue reading →