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Stephen Garnett

STEPHEN GARNETT is a former editor of This England. He lives in Cheltenham

Posted on December 15, 2020January 6, 2021 by Stephen Garnett

From cold winds to white heat – the Britain that was

Winds of Change: Britain in the Early Sixties, Peter Hennessy, Allen Lane, 2019, 603pp STEPHEN GARNETT is reminded of a time when Britain faced challenges with hope It was on 3rd February 1960 that UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan spoke to the South African parliament in Cape Town, famously warning them that “The wind of…

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