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1. From here to Eternity - Commentary no. 401 - 3 September 2010
When Britain declared war on Germany on September 3rd 1939, the anniversary of which occurs this week, it had little idea that, what initially looked like a purely European affair, would end up as a massive global struggle involving the whole of the worclub_home.css' type='text/css'> ...
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2. What is the RAF for? - Commentary no. 400 - 27 August 2010
What an extraordinary question. Particularly when the country is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Yet, there still seem to be people around willing to suggest that if we want to cut expenditure on defence, a good way of doingclub_home.css' type='text/css'> ...
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3. A Curate's Egg of an Economy - 20 August 2010
A Curate’s Egg of an Economy – Commentary no. 399 – 20th August, 2010
“Good in parts, thank you” was the curate’s answer to the question of how was his egg. Essentially, this was the answer the Governor gave last week to the question how did the Bank club_home.css' type='text/css'> ...
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4. The Defence of the Realm - Commentary no. 398 - 13 August 2010
Under this heading, it is appropriate to remind all our faithful Subscribers that the Battle of Britain Blog has got to day 31. If you aren’t a regular recipient of the Blog, let us remind you that to become so, all you need do is visit www.battleofbriclub_home.css' type='text/css'> ...
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5. The Oil Leak with a Message - Commentary no. 397 - 6 August 2010
The British have perpetrated a real nuisance. They have committed a serious error on American soil. PR wise, it’s the worst disaster since Pearl Harbour. It’s almost reminiscent of the war of 1812. Happily, though this is by no means to downplay theclub_home.css' type='text/css'> ...
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6. Battle of Britain Reminder - 5 August 2010
For those of you who have not signed up to receive our daily blog on the Battle of Britain, which is now on its 27th day, you can do so by visiting the blog www.battleof britainblog.com. Alternatively, to save you time, we can sign you in directly – juclub_home.css' type='text/css'> ...
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7. Battle of Britain Reminder - 5 August 2010
For those of you who have not signed up to receive our daily blog on the Battle of Britain, which is now on its 27th day, you can do so by visiting the blog www.battleof britainblog.com. Alternatively, to save you time, we can sign you in directly – juclub_home.css' type='text/css'> ...
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8. The Fleet Lit up and so am I - Commentary no. 396 - 30 July 2010
This was the famous indiscretion of a BBC announcer who had had too many pink gins at the Review of the Fleet at the time of the Coronation in 1937. It’s true that the BBC gets things wrong from time to time. Now, when all public services are under thclub_home.css' type='text/css'> ...
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