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By William Daniell (1769-1837), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Richard Cobden wanted to know why British policy towards China was so different to our policy towards the USA and European powers.
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By Georgios Jakobides (1853-1932), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Ordinary people put too much faith in the judgment of experts, which is bad for us and bad for the experts.
By an anonymous artist of the British school, via Dulwich Picture Gallery and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: public domain.
Michael Drayton’s lady friend breaks up with him, and really it’s a relief, absolutely the best thing to do. Unless...
By an anonymous photographer, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
In 1843, a group of working men gathered in Rochdale to discuss how to ease the cost of living for their families, and the Co-op was born.
© BigBrotherMouse, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.
A little fable from ancient Greece about those political activists who make a living from stirring up controversy.
By Dip Chand, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Economist Adam Smith warned that when Western commercial interests get involved in policy-making abroad, war and want are sure to follow.