Yes, we were

Snooty Europhiles should be forced to crawl in penitence
The \’blimpish Little Englanders’ who opposed monetary union were right all along, says Boris Johnson.

And we don\’t seem to have seen any of those necessary mea culpas yet, do we?

4 thoughts on “Yes, we were”

  1. Which reminds me: who said this in the Times in October ’39, Tim?

    “The intelligentsia of the Left were the loudest in demanding that the Nazi aggression should be resisted at all costs. When it comes to a showdown, scarce four weeks have passed before they remember that they are pacifists and write defeatist letters to your columns, leaving the defence of freedom and civilization to Colonel Blimp and the Old School Tie, for whom Three Cheers.”

    Tim adds: At a guess, Eric Blair

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