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Does the United Kingdom need a new Winston Churchill?

Since Brexit, a profoundly Churchillian event, the United Kingdom has experienced chronic political instability. No fewer than five prime ministers have succeeded one another at the head of a country whose governability is now being questioned. As speculation grows over who might replace the current prime minister, Keir Starmer, whose…

The Conversation

‘A giant of the Labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93

Party grandee was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement from the Commons in 1997

The Guardian - UK

Quote of the day by David Lloyd George: “Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.”

Almost everyone has had a moment when they knew a small change was no longer enough.

The Times of India

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Psst: wanna buy a new year’s honour? Once it was simple. And now? Well, don’t rule it out

I’m fascinated by Maundy Gregory, who sold honours for Lloyd George. He wouldn’t be tolerated today, but don’t assume our system is flawless, says author and biographer Stephen Bates

The Guardian - UK

Ruth Ellis: the tragic story of the last woman to be hanged for murder in the UK

Her story is being made into ITV show A Cruel Love, which is due to air later this year

Evening Standard

Lazy and fraudulent: we saw the true Johnson at the Covid inquiry – and why his like must never have power again

He confirmed himself as manifestly unfit. Those who gave Britain such a leader should carry the shame of it to their graves, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

David Cameron: lessons from other ex-prime ministers who returned to government

Rishi Sunak’s decision to appoint former prime minister David (now Lord) Cameron as his foreign secretary has surprised and divided opinion, not least since Cameron left politics in 2016. It is not, however, without precedent for former prime ministers former to return to government.

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A Nasty Little War review – the west’s chaotic campaign to undo the Russian Revolution

Journalist Anna Reid’s thrilling history throws much-needed light on the dark, bloody and sometimes absurd attempt to overthrow the Bolsheviks by the US, Britain and others

The Guardian - UK

AIG Women's Open Leaderboard, Live Updates From Walton Heath Old Course: Ally Ewing Is Taking Charge

American Ally Ewing holds a decisive lead at 10-under-par after shooting a second-round 66 in the AIG Women's Open at Walton Heath Golf Course

Golf Monthly

The shortest serving Prime Ministers in history as Liz Truss sets new record

The Prime Ministers who outlasted Liz Truss include one who died in office and another known as "the Blubberer"

Wales Online

The most controversial PM since Lloyd George: historians on Boris Johnson

In the pantheon of UK premiers, Johnson must claim his place as among the most scandalous, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Background checks are needed on the Grant Shapps show

Letters: Sam Monteve Levy questions the transport secretary’s strategically placed ministerial red boxes and promotional poster. Rufus Adams compares him with David Lloyd George

The Guardian - UK

'Britain's colonial legacy in Israel and Palestine needs to be addressed'

Filmmaker Gillian Mosely has been making documentaries for over 20 years and says it is important to address Britain’s key role in Israel and Palestine over the centuries

Daily Mirror

From the Archives (February 18, 1922): The debate of India

Allahabad, Feb. 17: In noticing the debate in Parliament the “Englishman” says that Mr. Montagu and his friends had started to awaken the masses in India to a sense of politics which resulted in meaningless strikes, agrarian riots, mob outrages, and dislocation of trade, which, unless stopped, will involve India…

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Why The Hindu might be pushing civil services aspirants to the Left

On August 2, 1922, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George addressed the parliament about the administrative edifice in India. It was over 125 years since Charles Cornwallis had sown the seeds of the Indian Civil Service in 1793. Seventy years had passed since the Macaulay Committee institutionalised it as a…

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