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‘The notion that talking to the enemy avoids war—a position otherwise known as appeasement—is a dangerous fallacy’
‘Green is the first socio-political movement in which every single mover and shaker is filthy rich’
‘Fame in the modern sense now pollutes every corner of our culture. Without instant name-recognition, you’re just not worth bothering with’
‘Trafalgar Square, where 45,000 of us had rallied, was full and fun but somehow very tranquil’
‘Shame on you, ladies, for showing so little pride in your own hard-won Western freedoms’
Some things I believe
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal