The Implosion of ‘Green Ethics’
22 April 2025
by Ben Pile
As restitution movements ramp up demands for the return of Benin bronzes to Nigeria, despite their origin as the proceeds of a brutal slave trade, Mike Wells wonders whether some of Nigeria's pieces have gone 'missing'.
There's nothing inherently wrong with teaching Britain's history alongside the history of Europe and the world, provided it's not an excuse to poison schoolchildren against their country.
Attorney General Suella Braverman, whose parents are from Mauritius and Kenya, has slammed the woke Left for being "ashamed" of Britain's colonial past and said she was "proud" of the British Empire.
It's 40 years since the Falklands War, when Britain repelled an invasion by Argentina and reasserted its claim on the islands. Britain's claim remains just, and welcomed by islanders as the guarantee of their liberty.
During the pandemic, governments have relied heavily on epidemiological models. These models were often based on untenable assumptions. A new paper argues that we should have relied more on historical comparisons.
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