The history of Britain in the last thirty years, under both Conservative and Labour governments, has been dominated by one figure Margaret Thatcher. Her election marked a decisive break with the past and her premiership transformed not just her country, but the nature of democratic leadership. Simon Jenkins analyses this revolution from its beginnings in the turmoil of the 1970s through the social and economic changes of the 1980s. Was Thatcherism a mere medicine for an ailing economy or a complete political philosophy? And did it eventually fall victim to the dogmatism and control which made...
The history of Britain in the last thirty years, under both Conservative and Labour governments, has been dominated by one figure Margaret Thatcher. H...
From Vietnam to Syria, politicians, commentators and journalists have argued both for and against intervention, whether military or humanitarian. Simon Jenkins here presents a provocative and wide-ranging survey of the history of and the arguments surrounding intervention in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria. Do nations intervene because of right and wrong? Is Western intervention simply a form of imperialism-lite ? When is intervention justified? Jenkins traces the evolution of liberal interventionism and shows that scepticism towards it came and comes not just from a growing...
From Vietnam to Syria, politicians, commentators and journalists have argued both for and against intervention, whether military or humanitarian. Simo...
