High-level political wives are by no means new. In the 18th and 19th centuries, when patricians dominated British political life, it was… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Too close and unthinking an allegiance to Washington has sometimes got British governments into trouble. — 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
One of the benefits of working outside the U.K. is that I don't have to keep fielding media/politicians' enquiries about 'Britishness' and… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Conservative and Labour governments have arguably championed British rights in Brussels so ostentatiously in order to deflect public attention away from their… — 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… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
In the past, rulers led their troops into battle and, even in peacetime, called themselves fathers of their people. And modern politics… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Instead of exporting what they perceived to be rational, modern, humane government to their colonies, the British often found themselves propping up… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Both Conservative and Labour politicians in Britain are rather too fond of praising the relative 'classlessness' of American society and of urging… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
To be sure, political unions between European countries have often failed in the past, but usually only after relatively brief periods. Denmark… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
The children of politicians learn the allure and tricks of politics along with their alphabet. They inherit a network of useful contacts,… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Human beings are many-layered creatures, and do not succumb to the hegemony of others as easily as historians and politicians sometimes imply.… — 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
