In the twinkling of an eye, I found myself without an office, without a seat, without a party, and without an appendix.

Although it seemed unlikely that Churchill, who had led Britain to victory, could lose, he didn’t help his cause His broadcasts seemed ill-judged and out of touch with the swing in...

In May 1926 the Trades Union Congress called a national stoppage – or general strike – in support of the miners who were being asked to work longer hours for less...

“Victory in spite of all terror!”...

Introduced by Richard M Langworth For better or worse, it was Colonial Secretary Winston Churchill who chaired the 1921 Cairo Conference which created the Middle East borders we still know today What...

In January 1911 Churchill provoked controversy when he personally oversaw the police’s attempts to capture a group of Russian anarchists, led by ‘Peter the Painter’; they had allegedly murdered three policemen...

Introduced by Richard M Langworth...

Churchill was undoubtedly the most famous opponent of appeasement but he was not alone Whitehall insiders risked the wrath of their political masters to supply him with information on British policy and...

Introduced by Richard M Langworth...