Racist opposition to immigration, notably in the former East Germany, does not mean reputable opposition is impossible.
Having a national broadcaster that integrates the country is increasingly difficult if that country is far more divided along lines of faith, race, politics, values, and half a dozen other qualities than it was a century ago.
As German tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia, representatives of this country’s biggest companies were busy in Germany.
Contrary to received wisdom, Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour did not guarantee American entry into the European war.
Judicial review is clearly more intrusive than it was. But it is the checks and balances which protect us in a liberal democracy.
Billions have already been briefed in advance of today’s budget, as if Britain were a country with a healthy budget surplus.
Experience suggests that killers motivated by Islamist extremism seldom act outside terrorist networks.
Here, in a nutshell, is why Labour is struggling to make progress. Its obsession with identity politics puts it at odds with the majority of British people.
Plus: I am seriously considering stepping back from Twitter. And: the play you must see.
Turn a blind eye, and every one of the other 30 Articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be breached too.
If you want societies that seek to impose virtue by force, leave the rest of us to muddled old Britain, and try Jonestown.
Wallace has done well to win an exceptional defence settlement, but it may not be enough to fund all the Integrated Review’s ambitions.
With VJ Day approaching, we should never lose our pride in our shared military history and of our contribution to the vanquishing of tyranny.
She has become the classic Golden Age detective novelist. But that was not her world, nor that of her readers.