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Life advice of the day by the winner of World War II, Winston Churchill: ‘An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will...’ — Can unshakeable resolve save us from catastrophic surrender? Lessons on courage, compromise, fear, conflict, and knowing when to stand firm?

Life Advice of the Day by Winston Churchill: “An Appeaser Is One Who Feeds a Crocodile, Hoping It Will Eat Him Last”, addresses the destructive habit of trading fundamental principles for short-term tranquility. Spoken during the dark early months of the Second World War, the warning exposes how passive concession…

The Economic Times · Sep 17

De Gaulle: Liberté review – biopic of conquering French war hero reaches his imperial era

A shrewd performance by Simon Abkarian leads this blockbuster account of the wartime leader’s career as he ascends to political dominance

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

Pro-Palestine activist who painted slogans on Churchill statue in Parliament Square cleared of criminal damage

Olax Outis cleared of causing more than £7,000 of damage by spraying statue of former Prime Minister with red paint

Evening Standard · Sep 15

Moscow has a long history of paranoia about Britain’s support for Russia’s enemies

Relations between London and Moscow reached another peak of tension in August over the UK’s support for Ukraine. The success of Ukraine’s long-range strikes against targets deep inside Russia, with the help of UK-made drones, and the UK’s commitment to supply blueprints to help it manufacture long-range missiles, led the…

The Conversation · Sep 3

US Education Department Appears to Positively Compare Trump to Hitler in Now-Deleted Promo Video

The US Department of Education deleted a video likening Trump to Hitler, sparking criticism for misusing a Churchill film scene. The post was mocked and later removed after public backlash.

International Business Times UK · Aug 27

Trump’s Education Department deletes post that compares his administration to Nazi Germany

DOE misinterprets ‘tiger’ quote from Oscar-winning 2017 film ‘Darkest Hour,’ forcing it to delete social media clip after backlash

The Independent UK · Aug 27

De Gaulle: Résistance review – a galloping bromance for Churchill and France’s wartime hero

This biopic of the great Gallic general – which culminates at Bir Hakeim, in advance of a second film – is a fine, quietly amusing romp with a touch of classic 60s war films

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26

The Indian Heritage Trail in Kenya: How a Railway Built a Diaspora That Never Left

The Line That Cost 2,500 LivesBetween 1896 and 1901, the British colonial government shipped roughly 32,000 workers from India, most of them from Punjab and Gujarat, to build a railway across 900 kilometres of East African terrain. They called it the Uganda Railway. Winston Churchill, who visited the finished line…

Times Life · Aug 24

What's in a name? Why naming storms, military operations and medical maladies matters

Tropical cyclones receive names to quickly communicate warnings and enhance public preparedness. Military operations also use names to differentiate and convey specific meanings. Winston Churchill emphasized that operation names should avoid boastful or frivolous sentiments. Subsequent conflicts saw evolving naming conventions for military actions globally. These names help in research,…

The Economic Times · Aug 21

The surprising reason hurricanes get human names — and why some are banned forever

Humans have always named the things around them, but formally naming hurricanes, military operations and global health emergencies is a relatively modern practice

The Independent UK · Aug 21