Watching Brief: Britain the 'Authentic Nation'? - March 2017
Welcome to Watching Brief. A new monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube.
As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.
Links:
Sadly, some are behind pay walls after a paragraph or so:
Britain is the authentic nation in this battle:
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/britain-is-the-authentic-nation-in-this-battle-vnf0c8nhx
Britain is the authentic nation in this battle (Melanie's Blog):
http://melaniephillips.com/britain-authentic-nation-battle/
Facts Britannica: Response from Melanie Phillips:
https://medium.com/@HistoryMatters/facts-britannica-response-from-melanie-phillips-9c7fcf8de42d#.4c5zcjzd5
Mrs May is our first Catholic prime minister:
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/mrs-may-is-our-first-catholic-prime-minister-zmbgdqjz3
How Britain will cope with the death of the Queen :
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/17/how-britain-will-cope-with-the-death-of-the-queen