03 August 2017 Flexible Government The need to bring the other parties on board. By John Watson Remember Napoleon as he stood with his victorious officers before the tomb of Frederick the Great at Potsdam: “Hats off, gentlemen. If he were still alive we would not be here”. No soldier has ever received a better… Continue reading Issue 116: 2017 08 03: Flexible Government (John Watson)
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Issue 63:2016 07 21: The Other Side of the Hill (Neil Tidmarsh)
21 July 2016 The Other Side of the Hill The new Cold War and an old problem with guesswork. by Neil Tidmarsh “All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don’t know from what you do; that’s what I call ‘guessing what was… Continue reading Issue 63:2016 07 21: The Other Side of the Hill (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 37: 2016 01 21: Charge!
21 January 2016 Charge! Fading Icons: Free Admission by J.R.Thomas As the youth of Britain find its way back to school, and its parents to work, both sides breathing discreet sighs of relief, the galleries and museums of Britain subside back to winter somnolence. And their directors resume their habitual care – which is worrying… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21: Charge!
Issue 7: 2015 06 18: Waterloo – a different perspective
18 June 2015 Waterloo – a different perspective by Chin Chin Spot the odd one out: “My true glory will reside in my Civil Code, which will never be forgotten.” “Publish and be damned.” “Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.” “My rule always was to do the business of the day in the day.”… Continue reading Issue 7: 2015 06 18: Waterloo – a different perspective
