Britain’s long history of semi-detachment from Europe
Matt Ridley
Keeping the balance of power means resisting European power monopolies My Times column on Britain’s history with Europe: [The prime minister argues that “when we turn out back on Europe, sooner or later we come to regret it” and cited 1704, 1805, 1914 and 1940 as examples. This is historical nonsense: in each case it […]