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Q & A

Offices of the Lunacy Commissioners
12
Jun
2015
By RONALD I. COHEN
A colleague writes of an amusing Churchill remark in Oldham (his then-constituency), dated 19 January 1903 in Richard Langworth’s quotation book, Churchill in His Own Words, page 113: "I have always cherished the hope that the removal of the War Office from the dilapidated rabbit warren which they occupy in a street whose very name is Pall Mall would inaugurate a new and brighter era of Administration."
Safeguarding the Arts
05
Jun
2015
Churchill on India
08
May
2015
5
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
"Power will go to the hands of rascals, rogues, freebooters; all Indian leaders will be of low calibre & men of straw. They will have sweet tongues and silly hearts. They will fight amongst themselves for power and India will be lost in political squabbles. A day would come when even air and water would be taxed in India.”
Where to Read about Professor Lindemann
06
May
2015
1
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
Q: In reviewing the 1940-45 visitors books at Chequers, I was struck by how often Professor Frederick Lindemann was there—far more than anyone except Churchill family and staff, more than Bracken and Beaverbrook, let alone the Chiefs of Staff. Lindemann practically lived there and was present whenever Churchill was. What do you make of him and what's best to read on him?
Early Visit to the Dardanelles
13
Apr
2015
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
One the tragedies of Churchill’s career was the failed 1915 assault on the Dardanelles. Had Churchill, our correspondent asked, personally seen the Dardanelles beforehand? The short answer is yes, but the long answer sheds fresh light on an important aspect of Churchill’s character.
Churchill and Ataturk
08
Apr
2015
Meeting Hitler, 1932
05
Mar
2015
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
While Churchill and Hitler never met, they had a near encounter at a Munich hotel in the 1930's. During the evening Churchill dined with Ernst Hanfstaengl, Hitler’s foreign press secretary, to whom Churchill made the famous remark: "Tell your boss from me that anti-Semitism may be a good starter, but it is a bad sticker."