Reading Time: 4 minutes The onetime British PM’s apparent affable, avuncular nature masked a lethal ruthlessness
Tag: UK
A Brexit perspective with 55-year-old roots
Reading Time: 3 minutes Charles de Gaulle’s view of the English should help inform the conversation about whether the U.K. belongs in Europe
When Elizabeth goes, the monarchy will fade in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The debate about severing the royal connection will begin immediately after Queen Elizabeth’s passing. It may take a while but the break seems inevitable
What fate awaits our treasured monarchy?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Prince Charles hardly seems a fitting successor to the crown. But the monarchy has faced worse over the centuries and still serves us well
How soccer revitalizes nationalism
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s difficult to detach the World Cup from patriotism, even among the most disenfranchised of citizens
Has trust in journalists started to rebound from rock bottom?
Reading Time: 5 minutes A new survey says people are looking at journalism with new respect in these troubled times
Stemming the demographic tide on entrepreneurship in the U.K.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Providing tax relief, eliminating red tape and building entrepreneurial skills will help business startups
Private care is an essential part of an effective health system
Reading Time: 3 minutes We should stop demonizing private clinics – and the patients who need them – and recognize that they’re part of the solution
Casting about for new Canadian trade partners
Reading Time: 4 minutes A trade deal between Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand wouldn’t replace the U.S. as the key player in our economy, but at least it would give us more options
Heroes and villains: how history picks the winners
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Second World War movie Darkest Hour raises questions about perspective and reality