De Gaulle's veto did not end Britain's first road to Europe. Burnham's "not now" need not end the next one.
These were people who saw the big picture, they had lived through existential threat.
It's serious stuff in days when impulse and instant gratification drive decision making.
Nice line about Cameron.
Resilience is an underrated quality in politics!
It’s in short supply in many people’s lives sadly.
This reads like the basis for a very good book on post-war roads to Europe and beyond. I'd read it!
The book I’m currently trying and failing to write is a romantic comedy, but that's another story!
That sounds like much more fun.
Your last couple of blogs have ably illustrated why Wilson is so appallingly underrated as a Prime Minister.
Absolutely agree, Tim. He was a political genius.
These were people who saw the big picture, they had lived through existential threat.
It's serious stuff in days when impulse and instant gratification drive decision making.
Nice line about Cameron.
Resilience is an underrated quality in politics!
It’s in short supply in many people’s lives sadly.
This reads like the basis for a very good book on post-war roads to Europe and beyond. I'd read it!
The book I’m currently trying and failing to write is a romantic comedy, but that's another story!
That sounds like much more fun.
Your last couple of blogs have ably illustrated why Wilson is so appallingly underrated as a Prime Minister.
Absolutely agree, Tim. He was a political genius.