Since Attlee & Churchill

• What were the Kennedys up to in Britain?

  In this special episode, we're joined by Presidential historian Alvin S. Felzenberg to discuss the rich and complex relationship between the Kennedy clan and the United Kingdom. How did this Irish American family, whose patriarch was appointed American Ambassador to Britain, cope with being in England? How did it shape the young Kennedy children? And what relationship would they, including John F. Kennedy, have with Britain and its leaders in years to come?In this episode, the following books are mentioned:'Rules of Civility' by Amor Towles. Available at: https://amzn.to/46lXjl3'Progressively Worse: The Burden of Bad Ideas in British' by Robert Peal. Available at: https://amzn.to/4l2yM9b Support the showSince Attlee & Churchill is the podcast all about post-war British political history, hosted by:Lee David Evans is an historian of the Conservative Party and the John Ramsden Fellow at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary, University of London. He is on social media @LeeDavidEvansUK. Richard Johnson is a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, and among his other areas of expertise is an historian of the Labour Party. He tweets at @richardmarcj.

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• Why did Stanley Baldwin secretly donate 20% of his wealth to the nation?

  In 1919, a remarkable letter appeared in The Times. The author had estimated the value of his estate and decided to give 20% of it to the government as a 'thank offering' for the sacrifices made in the First World War. The letter was simply signed 'F.S.T.'. It would be several years before people discovered that the letters stood for 'Financial Secretary to the Treasury', the job held by future Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. In this podcast, Lee and Richard ask how and why Baldwin made this staggering yet secret gift and what it tells us about Britain's much overlooked three-time prime minister.In this episode, the following books are mentioned:'The Conservative Human Rights Revolution: European Identity, Transnational Politics, and the Origins of the European Convention' by Marco Duranti. Available at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conservative-Human-Rights-Revolution-Transnational/dp/0199811385/ref=sr_1_1?'Land of Shame and Glory: Britain 2021–22' by Peter Hennessy. Available at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Land-Shame-Glory-Britain-2021-22/dp/1913368882/ref=sr_1_5?Support the showSince Attlee & Churchill is the podcast all about post-war British political history, hosted by:Lee David Evans is an historian of the Conservative Party and the John Ramsden Fellow at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary, University of London. He is on social media @LeeDavidEvansUK. Richard Johnson is a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, and among his other areas of expertise is an historian of the Labour Party. He tweets at @richardmarcj.

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• How did 'Women Against the Common Market' try to keep Britain out of Europe?

  In 1970, an eccentric and passionate Eurosceptic campaign group was founded: Women Against the Common Market. Its founder, Anne Kerr (a former Labour MP) was determined to prevent Britain's entry into the European Economic Community and wanted to persuade women to stand with her. Of course, she failed to keep Britain out - and sadly died before she had the chance to make her arguments in the 1975 European referendum. But did she still make an impact? In this podcast, we look back at the dramatic and eye-catching ways in which Kerr and her allies campaigned to keep Britain out of Europe and assess the impact they had.In this episode, the following books are mentioned:'Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain' by Robert Saunders. Available at: https://amzn.to/3FB8sUs'1975 Referendum' by David Butler & Uwe W. Kitzinger. Available at: https://amzn.to/45WzIap'Baldwin' by Roy Jenkins. Available at: https://amzn.to/3HDWZUCSupport the showSince Attlee & Churchill is the podcast all about post-war British political history, hosted by:Lee David Evans is an historian of the Conservative Party and the John Ramsden Fellow at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary, University of London. He is on social media @LeeDavidEvansUK. Richard Johnson is a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, and among his other areas of expertise is an historian of the Labour Party. He tweets at @richardmarcj.

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• Was Eden right about Suez after all?

  The 1956 Suez Crisis has gone down as one of the most shameful events in modern British history. After Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal, part owned by the United Kingdom, the British government desperately sought to re-assert its authority. A conspiracy developed with France and Israel to intervene and strike a blow against Nasser. Yet the events ended in disaster, with Britain's reputation in tatters and Prime Minister Anthony Eden's political career cut short. But is our conventional understanding of the Suez crisis correct? Or was Eden right after all? In this episode, the following books are mentioned:'Between Extremes: Seeking the Political Center in the Civil War North' by Jack Furniss. Available at: https://amzn.to/43BjuSE'Write to the Point: How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page' by Sam Leith. Available at: https://amzn.to/4mNOoyVSupport the showSince Attlee & Churchill is the podcast all about post-war British political history, hosted by:Lee David Evans is an historian of the Conservative Party and the John Ramsden Fellow at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary, University of London. He is on social media @LeeDavidEvansUK. Richard Johnson is a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, and among his other areas of expertise is an historian of the Labour Party. He tweets at @richardmarcj.

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• Did Labour choose the wrong Miliband brother?

  After 13 years in government, the 2010 general election saw Labour ejected from office and on the hunt for a new leader. Curiously, two brothers - David and Ed Miliband - stood against each other in a five-way battle to lead the party. This divisive leadership contest led to accusations of fratricide and, when Ed won, many in Labour conclude that the party had chosen the wrong brother to lead it. Is that fair? In this episode, Richard and Lee look back on the 2010 leadership election and interrogate the decision made by MPs, members and trade unions about who would lead the Labour Party in opposition.In this episode, the following books are mentioned:'Ed: The Milibands and the making of a Labour leader' by James Macintyre and Mehdi Hasan. Available at: https://amzn.to/4mJcNFN'Steeple Chasing: Around Britain by Church' by Peter Ross. Available at: https://amzn.to/4mCBYJYSupport the showSince Attlee & Churchill is the podcast all about post-war British political history, hosted by:Lee David Evans is an historian of the Conservative Party and the John Ramsden Fellow at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary, University of London. He is on social media @LeeDavidEvansUK. Richard Johnson is a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, and among his other areas of expertise is an historian of the Labour Party. He tweets at @richardmarcj.

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