July 16, 2024

Finest Hour 200, Fourth Quarter 2022

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Coming in Finest Hour 201: Winston Churchill’s African Adventure

Finest Hour 193
Churchill and Wales

LONDON—In his article “Winston and the Wizard,” John Campbell underrates Winston Churchill’s considerable contributions to social reform. As early as 1908, Churchill conceived the unemployment insurance scheme, which was postponed by Asquith and introduced by Lloyd George, who incorrectly got the credit. Additionally, as Home Secretary in 1910, Churchill embarked on a radical programme to improve markedly the lot of prisoners.

Dai Smith is to be commended for tackling the complexities of the Tonypandy crisis in his article “The Tonypandy Riots, 1910.” His reference to the riots being Churchill’s “nemesis” is, however, perhaps far-fetched. George Isaacs, a senior trades unionist at the time and later chairman of the TUC, said: “Looking back at it now it is difficult to see what else a resolute Home Secretary could have done.” I would also suggest that linking Tonypandy to the 1945 and the 1950 General Election defeats is at best fanciful. —Nicholas Gent

Finest Hour 196
Churchill and the Middle East

WASHINGTON—This note is to share my appreciation for another terrific product. I read, I learned. Most importantly, the well-connected articles in this issue filled several gaps in my understanding, for which I am always grateful. Thank you for continuing to make Finest Hour the finest product our International Churchill Society regularly provides to our members. —Bob Muehlhauser

Finest Hour 198
Churchill Leadership Award

WASHINGTON—I Just received the special issue commemorating the presentation of the 2022 Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award to Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy. It’s smashing and makes me proud to be a member of the International Churchill Society. KBO! —W. Mark Hamilton