SHORTHAND: Winston Churchill

The man who the BBC named the best ever Briton has been having something of a reputation change in the past few years. These days, only one in five young people have a positive view of Churchill.

From Churchill’s role in the Bengal famine – in which three million Indians starved to death on his watch – to some pretty intense white nationalism, Hannah and Suru look at the truth of one of the most chequered legacies around.

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Sources:

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/04/churchill-gandhi-briton-indian-greatest/584170/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11314580/Sir-Winston-Churchill-s-family-feared-he-might-convert-to-Islam.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29701767

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/30/athens-1944-britains-dirty-secret

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bengal-famine-of-1943

‘Young Titan’, Michael Sheldon

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2020/05/how-churchill-crushed-greeces-anti-fascist-resistance

https://www.history.com/news/the-daring-escape-that-forged-winston-churchill

https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/myths/striking-welsh-coal-miners/

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https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/12/875731303/statue-of-winston-churchill-covered-up-in-london

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