Weekend Reading
Writing worth reading - 24th/25th February 2024
Why Did No One Say Anything by Konstantin Kisin
“This is despite the fact that the Tavistock Clinic, which administered these puberty blockers, was shut down after the Cass Review raised serious concerns about giving these drugs to children. And despite the fact that most people in both Britain and America do not support puberty blockers, gender reassignment surgery, the inclusion of trans women in women’s sports and so on ...”
The Marshall Plan is no longer niche history by Gillian Tett
“Today, western financiers are keen to jump into reconstruction. The global financial system is awash with cash looking for a home. And while infrastructure funds are unlikely to rush into Ukraine while missiles are raining down, they know that if a modern Marshall Plan does materialise, there will be contracts to chase. This has echoes of 1948 too, as US aid money then was mostly used to buy goods from American companies ...”
THE FOREIGN DESK In the Room: Falklands War by Andrew Mueller
“In the final episode of our special ‘In the Room’ series, we look back at the 10-week Falklands War between Argentina and the UK in 1982. Andrew Mueller speaks to Michael Heseltine, former deputy prime minister of the UK, David Omand, former director of the British government communications headquarters, and Admiral Lord Alan West, former commander of the ‘HMS Ardent …’”