History and its lessons
If you'd like a quick little British history lesson and a lesson about why history is politically important, there's a great little editorial in the new (December 6) Economist .Explaining Britain’s—and Parliament’s—ambivalent approach to liberty
"[T]he Glorious Revolution of 1688 the Bill of Rights of 1689 and the Act of Settlement of 1701, [along with] the civil war transformed the country. It deserves more space and celebration in the history curriculum, and on plinths and television. Britons might value their liberties more highly if they understood they were won in bloody struggle, not enjoyed through mere serendipity.
"And there ought, perhaps, to be an urgent, remedial history course for some senior policemen—plus lessons on Speaker Lenthall and his peers for some MPs and ministers."
See also:
- Damian Green has his offices and homes bug-searched
- MP urges Speaker to quit over Greengate
- Damian Green arrest shows police is loyal to their political masters
- Tories to force a vote to stop Green inquiry being postponed
Labels: constitution, history, human rights, UK
posted by Ken Wedding @ 3:41 PM
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