Winston Churchill Archives

Sums up the only attribute required to be a successful politician!

On: 27th July 2016 By: Philip Wake

"A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen." Winston Churchill Read more [...]

On This Day 71 Years Ago – Churchill wins a war but loses contact with the people!

On: 26th July 201627th July 2016 By: Philip Wake

On 26th July 1945 Winston Churchill lost contact with the people he lead to victory in the war against Hitler and thereby lost the general election to Clement Attlee who lead the Labour Party to a landslide victory. Labour increased their seats in Parliament increasing from 164 to 393 giving them a majority of 159 seats over all other parties including the Conservative who limped home with only 213 seats. Following the announcement of the results Churchill went to Buckingham Palace to hand Read more [...]