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Liberty and Prosperity
The Unselfishess of Free Trade
Victorian MP Richard Cobden pleaded for Britain to set the world an example as a nation open for business.
by Richard Cobden 1804-1865
Huskisson’s Legacy
Samuel Sidney, a Victorian expert on Australian matters, explained how cutting tax and regulation on Britain’s global trade made everyone better off.
by Samuel Sidney 1813-1883
The Great Chessboard
If Britain is a chessboard, then politicians should remember that the ‘pieces’ are alive, and they generally play a better game.
by Adam Smith 1723-1790
Fit and Proper Persons
No one is more dangerous than the man who thinks that it is his destiny to direct things for the common good.
Indian History
Equal before the Law
Queen Victoria assured her subjects that there were no second-class citizens in her eyes.
by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom 1819-1901
The Second World War
Britain’s Destiny
In a Christmas broadcast in 1940, actor Leslie Howard explained why British sovereignty was worth fighting for.
by Leslie Howard 1893-1943