Paul Lay
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Senior Editor, Engelsberg Ideas. Author of Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of Cromwell’s Protectorate. Presenter of 1666 and All That. Amused sceptic.
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Great article by William D. James - why Blair's idea wasn't new, how this led to Labour's current 'progressive realism' and why 'dealing with the world as it is, not as we wish it to be' requires a more realist approach.
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Britain will have to spend much more than 2.5% of GDP on defence
Iain Martin's (Iain Martin) newsletter for Reaction subscribers.
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The tumultuous relationship between Red China and the Soviet Union hints at an uncertain future for the Sino-Russian partnership.
China and Russia: forever brothers? | Sergey Radchenko
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Join us weekly from May for our spring online lecture series, with talks on aspects of the 1600s by Mark Turnbull Author, John Morrill, Dr Stuart B Jennings and Stuart Orme. Ticket holders can watch live online or by a recording at their leisure! Details at: cromwellmuseum.org/events/cromwel…
I’m so sad to hear of the death of C.J. Samson. His Shardlake novels are wonderful and his kindness to the The Mary Rose was great. Here’s a fitting tribute to him by former Chair of the Mary Rose, Rear Admiral John Lippiett: maryrose.org/news/c-j-sanso…
Lithuanians are strongly influenced by the example of Israel — a small country that has survived in a hostile neighborhood by dint of innovation and determination, bloomberg.com/opinion/featur… via Bloomberg Opinion
'I would give much more support to humanities, which are the foundation of civilization and cultural understanding and yet are under real threat...Their value is too often seen only in financial terms but education and independent thought are fundamental.' antigonejournal.com/2024/03/averil…
This would seem to indicate that in eight years as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has brought under control neither the effects nor the causes of violent #crime . He’s not helped by a dysfunctional Metropolitan Police. But I’m sure there will be a reason it’s not his fault.
The Lutheran pastor's opposition to the Nazis symbolises the power, bravery – and rarity – of citizens who resist dictatorship.
Martin Niemöller’s stand against Hitler | Elisabeth Braw
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Every. Single. Time. that Robert Hollingworth performs Monteverdi I’m left a jibbering wreck and smudged mascara…staggeringly wonderful madrigals inc my fave Lamenta Della Ninfa. Thank you Wigmore Hall for giving a sold-out hall a memory that will stay for a very long time. 🧡💥🥲