An Iron Dome for the UK and Allaying the Blame
About this episode
The episode discusses defense strategies for the UK, accountability of authority figures, and various historical and political topics.
On this week’s episode, Peter has finally worked out how to defend the realm (so you might sleep safely in your beds), and Sarah is asking why do some authority figures often go after the wrong people, and leave the real criminals alone? And the pair pore over our mailbag to consider Britain’s place in two world wars, the valuer of spoiling a ballot paper. What happened when Peter appeared the panel of Have I Got News For You (clue: it changed political history)? How he might go about robbing a bank (unsuccessfully). And to decimalise or not? And what that may or may not have meant to the Roman army. On our reading and watch list this week: · What Happened to the Corbetts – Nevil Shute · The Phoney Victory: The World War II Illusion – Peter Hitchens · The Guns Of August – Barbara W. Tuchman · The Life of Brian – Dir: Terry Jones Please do get in touch, email: Alas@dailymail.co.uk you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on Whatsapp – on 07796 657512, start your message…
People in this episode
Hosts: Peter Hitchens, Sarah Vine
Topics covered
- defense strategies
- authority and accountability
- historical analysis
- political commentary
- ballot paper discussion
- bank robbery
- Roman army history
Keywords
- UK defense
- authority figures
- world wars
- ballot paper
- bank robbery
- Roman army
- political history
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: What Happened to the Corbetts, The Phoney Victory: The World War II Illusion, The Guns Of August, The Life of Brian
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