Was Winston Churchill a Hero?
Churchill was not “the chief villain of the Second World War”. But this doesn't mean he's immune from criticism. One decision that has long plagued his legacy is the alliance he formed with Joseph Stalin.
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Boris Johnson: How One Man Failed History
Boris Johnson liked to see himself as a modern day Winston Churchill, perhaps no more so than when he imposed the first Covid lockdown on March 23rd 2020. But in truth that was the day he failed history, says Neil Datson.
The Morning I Spent ‘Guarding’ Churchill’s Statue
I spent last Saturday ‘guarding’ Churchill’s statue in Parliament Square in case it was assaulted by any masked protestors carrying spray cans and Palestinian flags. Things did not turn out as I expected.
Cenotaph on Scotland Yard’s Secret List of Suspect Statues
Scotland Yard has included the Cenotaph as well as the statues of Winston Churchill, Horatio Nelson, Earl Mountbatten and Oliver Cromwell on a list of ‘contentious’ monuments.
