Archive for the ‘Winston Churchill’ Category

Beyond Cable Street: An unsettled legacy of British fascism

Monday, October 4 marked the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street. On Sunday October 4, 1936, thousands of members of the British Union of Fascists led by Oswald Moseley organized a march through London’s East End with the intent to commit horrific violence towards London’s Jewish community, which at that time predominantly lived […]

US, UK Sign New Atlantic Charter Setting Focus on Red China

The United State’s president Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed a new Atlantic Charter on the eve of the G7 summit in the United Kingdom. The agreement and the related joint statement by the two heads of state set focus on communist China. On June 10, Biden and Johnson signed the agreement that […]

Boris Won’t Criticise Biden for Churchill Bust Removal, But Called It a ‘Snub’ to UK When Obama Did the Same

Prime Minister Boris Johnson would not criticise President Joe Biden for removing the bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office — a symbol of strong Anglo-American relations — despite having done so when former President Barack Obama made the same gesture years before. Mr Biden removed the bust of the wartime British leader, whose […]