One would have assumed at any other time in our nation’s history that the British public would have automatically been four-square behind our prime minister and the British security services in their condemnation of a foreign power apparently committing a terrorist attack on British soil. Yet the current controversy surrounding the apparent attempted murder of ex-Russian double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, which is polarising international opinion as one would expect, is also polarising political…

By Max Musson: As events to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day take place over the next few days, our news media will be full of personal stories retelling tales of the heroism of those who took part in the Normandy landings, unfortunately without making any connection between the outcome of World War Two and the dire situation we find ourselves in as a nation today. Undoubtedly those who took part in the Normandy…