Blogs about: Harold Macmillan
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Quotation for Today, Wednesday 2 December
At home, you always have to be a politician; when you’re abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman. Harold Macmillan Quite pertinent really – Obama, Key and Rudd please note – for… more →
The Inquiring Mind
1957 - a Sister, Spaghetti, Scouting, Sputnik and Stanley Matthews
wrote 1 week ago: In 1957 there was big news on the home front when my sister Lindsay was born but around the world fo … more →
Quotation for Today, Wednesday 2 December
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wrote 1 month ago: At home, you always have to be a politician; when you’re abroad, you almost feel yourself a st … more →
Chiltern Shakespeare Company interview with Jeremy Irons
wrote 2 months ago: Follow this link for the original story – An Actor’s Masterclass with Jeremy Irons From … more →
Quotation for Today, Wednesday 19 August
wrote 4 months ago: Power? It’s like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there. Harold Macmill … more →
Economist: 'The inexorable rise of the middle classes'
wrote 4 months ago: The Economist reports, Harold Macmillan, a patrician British prime minister who came to power in the … more →
The Guardsmen, Adolf and WhaleOil
wrote 4 months ago: Adam has been re-reading an interesting history book. The book titled ‘The Guardsmen’ co … more →
The Office of Postmaster General: Its holders in the Twentieth Century
wrote 4 months ago: by Dr Adrian Steel, Acting CEO The office of Postmaster General (PMG) was abolished upon the creatio … more →
The Queen and her Prime Ministers
wrote 6 months ago: 1985. The Queen at 10 Downing Street to celebrate 250 years of it being the official residence of th … more →
The Summit Meeting at Elysees
wrote 6 months ago: December 21, 1959. The Western Big Four Leaders stand together for a picture on the steps of the Pal … more →
The Long Knives
wrote 7 months ago: Today has been an extraordinary day in British Politics. In July 1962 Prime Minister Harold Macmill … more →
Quotation for Today, Wednesday 13 May
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wrote 7 months ago: Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but incapa … more →
Quotation for Today, Tuesday 28 April
wrote 8 months ago: It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has … more →
Poll: Will David Cameron be a Heath, a Macmillan, a Thatcher or a Major?
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wrote 8 months ago: Will Cameron be a Heath, a Macmillan, a Thatcher or a Major? View This Pollopinion … more →
Quotation for Today, Wednesday April 15
wrote 8 months ago: We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts. Harol … more →
Quotation for Today, Tuesday March 31
wrote 9 months ago: If you don’t believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency. Decency is very good. Bett … more →
Quotation for Today, Thursday 26 March
wrote 9 months ago: Events dear boy, events. Attributed to Harold Macmillan, as his reponse to a journalist’s ques … more →
Quotation for Today, Tuesday 24 March
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wrote 9 months ago: If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They should certainly no … more →
Western culture is crumbling?
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wrote 9 months ago: I just started reading Lynne Olson’s Troublesome young men: The rebels who brought Churchill t … more →
Quotation for Today, Thursday 5 March
wrote 10 months ago: I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts. Harol … more →
