Empire

The Scramble for Europe | The new realpolitik

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The Scramble for Europe Last week, JD Vance delivered a speech outlining America’s vision for Europe. Typically, Vance holds little sway in the White House, ranking lower than the person responsible for changing Trump’s nappies. However, this speech marked a significant statement on American foreign policy. We have all grown up under the post-war world … Read more

Slavery | Toussaint L’Ouverture, Somerset v Stewart 98 ER 499, Ann Widdecombe

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Anne Widdecombe announced her arrival in the European Parliament this week with a speech that made a spectacularly ill judged comparison between Brexit and the abolition of slavery. Widdecombe’s views on slavery, the British Empire and the last few hundred years of British history maybe eccentric and unpleasant, but she isn’t the only person with … Read more