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Andrew Gimson
@AndrewGimson
Author of Gimson's Heroes; G's Presidents; G's PMs; G's Kings & Queens; Boris Johnson - The Rise and Fall of a Troublemaker. Contributing editor to ConHome.
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Nelson, the greatest hero in my book, reckoned "The boldest measures are the safest", had the courage to disobey orders, was wounded on land and sea, by his victories made his country safe, fell this day in 1805. hachette.co.uk/titles/andrew-…
A water rail (identified by my brother David rather than by me) has spent all day on my windowsill in Camden Town - I hope it will find its way back to the reed beds in which more usually it hides.
"The euro...jams the warning barometer. It allows countries to live beyond their means and sleepwalk into trouble. Until suddenly it does not." Ambrose Evans-Pritchard on what went wrong in France
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Defending the British Empire: review for @ConHome of the new book by @NigelBiggar and Robert Tombs conservativehome.com/2026/10/09/bad…