A noble tradition of liberal internationalism has pumped blood to the heart of the Labour Party since its foundation. It is an essential part of the Labour story. As a biographer of Clement Attlee, I can testify to that skein running through Labour history like an arterial vein. It was the British Labour Party that […]
Of the crimes for which British politicians are most often put in the stocks, “poodleism” – the act of being perceived to sit obediently at the feet of the United States, with not so much as a whimper of dissent – ranks particularly high. This was the image with which Britain’s political cartoonists had the […]
As the world becomes a more challenging and uncertain place, it is often said that “realpolitik” has made a comeback in international affairs. The “end of history” turned out to be nothing of the sort. In truth, a dose of realism is something that British foreign policy has needed for a while; and by being […]
