News about Edmund Burke

BRENDAN O'NEILL: According to one observer, these 'flushed, middle-aged Brexiteers' look like pieces of a 'hearty pork steak,' and are destroying the country's political life by raging about Brexit and immigrants.'

AN WILSON: Boys and girls in the United Kingdom were taught history before, which made them proud. Yes, they were taught to take pride in some of their history, but also to accept that life is a bloody affair and that our ancestors did things we should question or even abhor. The pendulum swung completely after that, and there was a trend of being ashamed of everything in our British history. Nelson's Column (left) was placed in Trafalgar Square as a monument to a hero who, by defeating Napoleon's navy, exposed the tenacity of a dangerous emperor. And the Guardian newspaper has joined the bandwagons. This week, it emerged that the journal is giving £10 million to some worthy causes in Jamaica and South Carolina as compensation for the fact that the newspaper's founding editor, John Edward Taylor (top right) made a fortune from cotton that had been raised by enslaved people (bottom right) in the United States territory.

EXCLUSIVE: Lieutenant General Sir John Moore, nicknamed the 'Hero of Corunna' in the 19th century, is among the new additions to the abhorrent trade. He appears to have been included in the roll call because he defeated the French on St Lucia after the island had freed slaves to help support their army. The 1st Viscount Cardwell has also been included. He is credited with the creation of the modern army by insisting that promotions were earned rather than purchased, as well as improving soldiers' living conditions by banning flogging. The study has also included an example that "depicts ships" with the note, 'The Slave Trade in East Africa.' In fact, the photograph depicts British and German ships blockading Zanzibar in 1889, as part of the attempts to avoid the slave trade. The process was branded 'nonsense,' by Tories, who said that it had been misguided to'sit in judgment' on the previous.

A counter-terrorism initiative in the United Kingdom flagged some of the country's most popular sitcoms and best works of literature as potential signs of far-Right extremism. The flagship Prevent program, which was the subject of a scathing investigation, singled out comedian Yes Minister and The Thick Of It, the 1955 epic war film The Dam Busters, and even William Shakespeare's Complete Works Of It as possible red flags of radicalism. The fiction books, according to the university, were "key texts" for 'white nationalists/supremacists.'

The Speaker's State Coach (main), an ornate golden cab that was used at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation (inset), was allegedly related to the slave trade. It features a carving of a slave from Roman times, which was enough to make the carriage stand out for 'depicting enslaved people'. The cross-party Parliament Advisory Committee on Works of Art is now investigating whether the collection's name or way it is displayed should be changed. However, Tories have voiced their displeasure with the 'ludicrous' scheme, arguing that slavery could be linked to virtually every facet of Western society.

A. N. WILSON (inset): The Mother of Parliaments has a lot on its plate at this time. The United Kingdom is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, and there is a chance that the war in Ukraine could devolve into a global war (missiles launched in Donetsk, bottom right). Meanwhile, China, a world leader in slavery and oppression, makes sinister strides in the world and tightens its grip on British industry, nuclear power stations, and (via lucrative sponsorship agreements) universities (hospitals in Beijing top right). However, the Speaker of the House of Commons (centre) has nevertheless agreed that the Parliamentary Committee on Works of Art should continue to spend its time and taxpayer money on 'updating' its art collection.

Ex-PM Robert Peel (left), who was regarded as the father of the modern police service, was a vocal critic of slavery and his family were not owners. But he has been tagged because his father earned money from cotton-spinning. Edmund Burke (bottom right) and William Gladstone (centre bottom) are also on the list. In the first 18 months of the investigation, 343 items were identified as featuring people related to slavery or representations of it. Speaker's State Coach (top right) is one of them, and it is said to have "depict enslaved people." The cross-party Advisory Committee on Works of Art is now considering whether the collection's name or way it is displayed should be changed. Tories, on the other hand, have expressed their displeasure with the 'ludicrous' scheme, arguing that slavery could be linked to virtually every component of a Western society.

TOM UTLEY: The public's outpouring of love and admiration for our late, beloved Queen has changed my mind. Suddenly, I feel at home with my fellow countrymen and women, young and old. Here was a woman whose living embodiment of all the abstract virtues I've listed above. In fact, it was these very characteristics of hers that struck such a chord in so many of us's hearts. Many who have asked why the Queen meant so much to them have come up with the same reasons: her commitment to service and public service; her modesty; and her apparent humour throughout her extraordinary life.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK discusses why pubs around the country remained dead to hear the new King speak to the country and how their moving reaction hints at how Charles III could resolve divisions. The clock was ticking towards 6 p.m. Despite myself, I was actually looking forward to the computer. And then, to my surprise, something miraculous happened. The portrait was trimmed to the King by the photographer. The boss pumped the volume from behind the bar. All conversation was cut and a hushed silence fell over the Coach and Horses as if in response to an unspoken order.

Edmund Burke, who was also a leading anti-slavery campaigner, was singled out in a study by MPs because his younger brother profited from Caribbean plantations. The study discusses parliamentary artworks linked, but modestly, to the illicit trade. William Gladstone's works are also on the warning list since his father was rewarded after the abolishment of slavery by the United Kingdom in 1833.