Britain, like other European states, is not and never will again be in the top-world-power league, so its male leaders can afford… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
One of the reasons why the personnel of U.S. politics are more diverse is that - unlike the U.K. - one can… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
British prime ministers and prime ministers' spouses and children are together becoming ever more like first families. They need to be given… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
I don't even know if I'm British any more. I'm transatlantic, I'm European. — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
The United States was founded on a revolution that abolished the monarchy, aristocracy, titles and primogeniture. Britain may be able in the… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Any kind of new U.K. federal system would almost certainly demand the creation of a written constitution. Properly drafted, such a document… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
London is not just an international financial centre: it is also one of the most ethnically diverse places on earth. Three hundred… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Historically, religion has often proved a more lethal and more divisive force than any secular ideology. It has also often been a… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Embarking upon war is always dangerous for national leaders because it makes them more than ever at the mercy of events. When… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Once you know how completely and suddenly the earth can open up at your feet and the worst can happen, it also,… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Of course the U.K., and its component parts, should seek out as many connections with as many parts of the world as… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Britain, like other European states, is not and never will again be in the top-world-power league, so its male leaders can afford to play… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton is tough, clever, and formidably well briefed, and has been politically ambitious all her adult life. — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
In Great Britain, woman was subordinate and confined. But at least she was also safe. — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Once conscription was introduced during the First World War, and once Britain's wars ceased being confined to the empire or to continental Europe and… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Virtually every war fought since the Act of Union had gone badly at some stage, but before 1783 none had ended in defeat. Nor… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Traditionally, royal females who have not had the luck to become queens regnant have been granted very limited roles. They have been expected to… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Never fly to the U.S. the day before Thanksgiving or the weekend after because every airport is guaranteed to be crammed to bursting with… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Men and women do not live by bread alone. They also need sustaining ideas. — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
High-level political wives are by no means new. In the 18th and 19th centuries, when patricians dominated British political life, it was common for… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Governments should encourage and facilitate the teaching of history, but one does not want them to be able to dictate, for political or partisan… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Although Britain has, since 1653, had nothing approaching a single, codified constitution, it did for a very long time possess a broad cult of… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Even at its most powerful, Britain always needed alliances with other European states. There would almost certainly have been no British victory at Waterloo,… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
