With Sir Winston Churchill back in the news, this week's guest on #SWYSI is the leading historian Andrew Roberts, author of arguably the finest one-volume Churchill biography (now available in paperback: [ Ссылка ])
Mr. Roberts explains that the recent attack on Churchill (both his reputation and his statue in Parliament Square) is merely the most recent of a long line of attacks dating back some considerable time. These have ben orchestrated by the extreme left and are a key part of the current culture war that is underway in Britain.
Criticising the lacklustre response of police and institutions to the BLM attacks, Mr. Roberts warns that this culture war reaches far beyond assaults on statues and historic figures and legacies. The BLM movement is merely part of the longer march through the instiutions as the left attempts to forever change the face and identiy of Britain.
Mr. Roberts highlights the problem of Britain's education system, particularly the refusal to believe in heroes or espouse the "great man/woman" approach to teaching history.
Welcoming Boris Johnson's tweets in support of Churchill following the attack, Mr. Roberts believes the PM needs to go further and back up his comments with direct action.
From Galipolli to the future of Europe, Peter Whittle and Mr. Roberts discuss Churchill's greatness, his long, prodigious & varied career as well as the qualities, background and life events that together forged his character.
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