End of the Road

It is all too apposite that the French national motto – Liberté, égalité, fraternité – should encapsulate two of the concepts Britain seems bent on repudiating, while if we have one at all it is the gnomic royal motto Dieu et mon droit, generally thought to refer to the divine right claimed by the monarchy. We need … More End of the Road

Day 1

I left Dover at noon today as I have so many times before, the first time being in 1968. But the last time I saw the white cliffs of Dover was on television, over Nigel Farage’s shoulder, the cold one he wants us to turn on the European Union which has effectively employed him since … More Day 1