AJP Taylor: Anti-Common Market, Pro-Beaverbrook and Absolutely Certain About Both | Parkinson on BBC
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AJP Taylor arrives with strong opinions about Lord Beaverbrook, Europe and the French. He defends Beaverbrook against the charge of being a terrible man with characteristic precision, argues that Empire Free Trade was a far better idea than the Common Market, and suggests that Britain's greatest moment in the Second World War was the one where it got kicked out of Europe entirely and had to manage on its own. He is also not particularly convinced by the French. He acknowledges they produce good food and wine, but notes that they serve the wine at the wrong temperature. He considers this revealing. On politicians, he is more generous than expected. He thinks most of them are trying their best. He simply cannot imagine why anyone would bother. He is joined on the sofa by Fanny Cradock, who disagrees with him on Europe and is not shy about saying so. Legendary talk show host Sir Michael Parkinson's official YouTube channel. Step back in time with us as we relive the golden era of tele
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