FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 12 - The Untold Story

New Zealand sacks UK high commissioner over remarks questioning Trump’s grasp on history

Ambassador’s comments came as Trump restored bust of Churchill to Oval Office

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

New Zealand sacks diplomat who questioned Trump’s understanding of WWII

Ambassador to the UK recalled after comparing Trump’s bid to end the war in Ukraine to the appeasement of Nazi Germany.

Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2025

New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK loses job after Trump comments

Phil Goff questioned Donald Trump’s grasp of history at a Chatham House event in London, prompting the foreign minister to say his position is ‘untenable’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2025

The best theatre to stream this month: The Lion King, Churchill in Moscow, The Other Place and more

An anniversary show for the pride of Disney, a secret meeting of wartime leaders and a very modern Antigone are among this month’s highlights

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025

The UK has a history of coddling authoritarian leaders – now it’s happening again

British politicians think they exercise a moderating force on strongmen. In practice, ‘diplomacy’ and ‘pragmatism’ only ease their path, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025

How previous prime ministers handled the ‘special relationship’

Winston Churchill coined the phrase to describe what has become an enduring diplomatic priority, but relationships between leaders have varied.

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025

America’s siding with tyrannical dictatorships is a step too far

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: In voting to reject a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine – alongside three undemocratic regimes – Donald Trump’s desire to be a global renegade is clear. It is a turning point that must be faced up to, in all its enormity

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

My wife has put me in the Doge house

Brief letters: Department of Government Efficiency | White House media | Dictators | Winston Churchill | Trump in Ukraine | Come again?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025

Gold toilet stolen from Sir Winston Churchill’s home has been broken up, court hears

The fully functioning toilet, entitled America, had been installed as an artwork at Blenheim Palace

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

Voices: How Starmer can stand up to Trump in Washington summit

COMMENT: Starmer’s visit to Trump should be the beginning of a renewed show of strength and a reunited Europe, writes Anthony Seldon. He should make history in a way that Churchill grasped and Blair dropped

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025