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Geoffrey Wheatcroft

Geoffrey Wheatcroft’s books include Churchill’s Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill and The Strange Death of Tory England.

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May 5, 2023
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
He’s Finally Got the Throne. Here’s How He Should Use It.
British monarchs aren’t supposed to weigh in on public affairs. King Charles should break with that tradition.
August 24, 2022
MagazineGeoffrey Wheatcroft
How Britain Built an Empire of Fraud
The United Kingdom has given a range of financial crimes a sheen of respectability.
August 9, 2022
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
The Tories’ Leadership Battle Would Be Silly—if the Stakes Weren’t So High
The protracted, nasty, vulgar fight might be ignorable. But Britain is headed toward 13 percent inflation, and the winner will be prime minister. We’re in trouble.
July 11, 2022
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
The Odious, Graceless, Self-Serving Exit of an Odious, Graceless, Self-Serving Man
Boris Johnson’s entire life has been one of scandal, outrage, and betrayal. This time, finally, he couldn’t bluff his way out.
March 13, 2022
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
London Galling: How My Once-Great City Became a Cesspool Called “Londongrad”
Putin’s oligarchs didn’t force their way in. We begged them to come, Labourites and Tories alike.
February 21, 2022
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Ted Cruz and the Rest of Them Should Shut Up About Munich Now
They are ignorant of the actual history. Besides which, what’s the opposite of Munich? Vietnam. Iraq. Were those really so preferable?
October 14, 2021
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
The Battle of Britain: The Fight for Churchill’s Shroud
Sir Winston has suffered far less from his critics than from his hagiographers. I have one in particular in mind.
November 12, 2019
MagazineGeoffrey Wheatcroft
How Europe Stumped Britain’s Conservatives
New books on Margaret Thatcher’s and David Cameron’s governments betray a fatal lack of self-reflection.
April 4, 2019
MagazineGeoffrey Wheatcroft
Never Sorry
Eric Hobsbawm’s awkward embrace of the Establishment
September 10, 2018
MagazineGeoffrey Wheatcroft
How Brexit Became a Political Circus
It’s turned into a stage for grandstanding and unprincipled ambition.
July 8, 2014
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
It's a Sorry Year for British Sports, and Not Just at the World Cup
God may still save the Queen, but Britannia has not ruled in 2014
July 4, 2014
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
A Wonderful Tournament—But Just How Good Are Brazil, or the Rest?
Reflections, predictions, and the latest Suarez affair
June 20, 2014
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
At This World Cup, England Fans Get Their Disillusionment in First
Low expectations, duly met
June 7, 2014
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Winston Churchill's Last Surviving Daughter Was the Grandest of Grand Dames
August 30, 2013
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
David Cameron is Useless
Why the Syria vote is an emblematic failure for Britain's prime minister
July 12, 2013
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Biking as Bloodsport
When the Tour de France turns violent
July 6, 2013
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
English Swearing at Its Flippin' Finest
The blunt profanities of Mark Cavendish
May 13, 2013
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Better Read Than Red
Infuriating and brilliant, the “New Statesman” turns 100
July 2, 2012
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Now to the Fiesta
June 30, 2012
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Euroredemption

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