Bravo Churchill! Incidentally, Niall Ferguson gets on my nerves: forever denigrating the West - the West that has created everything
- Patriot, Sunderland UK, 14/3/2012 19:37

Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher were the greatest British prime minsters, full stop. Whenever I see their names mentioned I stand in awe and admiration. Cameron and Obama are like little school-children compared to them.
- Josh, Tel Aviv, 15/3/2012 05:19

"What would Jones have said about Churchill's view of Obama"s pedigree?" Who knows, but Obama's pedigree was as a self professed Marxist who according to his college comrades was an ardent Leninist. He befriended Bill Ayers the Marxist activist who bombed buildings to hasten the revolution. Now he supports "socialist" policies on political reform and healthcare whilst financially backing an anti democratic European Union that is seeking to turn nation state democracies into political satellites, rather like the USSR accomplished in Eastern Europe. He like Cameron talks about democracy and freedom whilst he works to support an undemocratic cabal of Eurocrats who have not been elected by the citizens of the member states in open elections. They dispose of democratically elected leaders and enslave the people of former free countries with enforced austerity measures in the name of "political union". Disgusting and hypocritical. It is Eurotyranny by any other name.
- Free Britain from the unelected EU dictators in Brussels, Eastbourne Sussex, 15/3/2012 07:41

Yeah, like fireworks, falafal, Christianity, porecelain, curry, reggae music and the Bullet Train. All were developed in a shed somewhere near Long Buckby in Warwickshire.

Whenever I see someone vainly trying to drag Sir Winston Churchill down to their level with "modern" political correctness and bull**** it just serves to remind me how great the man was. Our greatest ever leader without question. Uncompromising, intelligent, witty and determined; Characteristics universally lacking in today's politicians of all parties and nations. Never stop reminding us what a shower they are, Sir Winston. I doubt you will ever be bettered.
- Right minded, England. Thank God., 15/3/2012 11:14

I hope so. It's often hard to tell.

I think it's fair to claim reggae music for the west.

I hope so. It's often hard to tell.

I can just imagine teenage Heffer, pimply and pasty, clutching his copy of Margaret Thatcher's speeches as leader of the opposition, and looking disapprovingly at all of the Essex girls. Let out all your rage at the cool kids from Chelmsford now Heff! You show 'em! They wasted their lives drinking and smoking and having sex. Your nights in spent pouring over Hansard have finally paid off and now you can attack your home town viciously from your column.
- Toby, Berkhamsted, 15/3/2012 13:09

In a world where everything is made by the Chinese, a country unaffected by health and safety regulations and where trades unions do as they are told, towns all over England, like Chelmsford, became a mixture of dormitories and retail outlets. But even retailing is now suffering, because of the internet.

by 2050, there could be 3.6 million premature deaths a year from exposure to particulate matter, most of them in China and India.

Ahhh, so the Spectre of Canterbury is going. About time too. Like most liberals (and the entire Labour government), he fought for everyone else's rights and ignored the rights and wishes of his own followers. And when it came to difficult decisions or making a stand on political policy, he ran for the hills or went into hiding. Not so much 'who will rid me of this turbulent priest?', and more like 'anyone seen the Spectre of Canterbury this year?' . From day one he has been a waste of space - from the very time he made that completely incomprehensible first speech. The only priceless aspect of that speech, was the BBC news anchor who said to the roving reporter: 'perhaps you could give us a brief resume of what The Archbishop was saying'. There then followed a stunned silence, as no one had a clue what the Spectre of Canterbury had been talking about. I did wonder if it was delivered in Swahili. That, rather summmed up his entire tennancy in this tennure.
- Ralphy, Salop, 17/3/2012 9:58

He was sadly extremely confusing when he spoke. He will be less damaging when tucked away in some university. He seemed to be always ready to speak up for Islam rather than for the Christians suffering in moslem countries. What he was doing in the pagan Druid movement is anyones guess. He seemed to be living in a 'bubble'. Best for him to go.
- ian collett, ludlow, 16/3/2012 22:43

Let's hope that the replacement archbishop focuses policy back onto Biblical teaching & not what some liberals demand as 'their rights'. Time to fight for Christian rights!
- JNdluli, London, 17/3/2012 13:06

Sadly, this Blairite lefty beardy weirdy greenie placeman has been an utter disaster. Now he's off to Cambridge to continue his career of boring the pants off whoever can bother to listen to his vague prolix ramblings. Nobody is ever any the wiser after listening to any of his meandering irrelevant prognostications.
- ER, London, 17/3/2012 18:46

I neither like or admire Rowan Williams. He is a labourite Blair lover who helped to contaminate this country.He also always looks scruffy. After Cameron's track record in everything he does, he should be the last person to choose the next Archbishop of Canterbury. The reason, well we will have someone who is either gay or wants gay marriages. Cameron is a lethal weapon for our country and it is like putting a mental patient in charge of running the asylum.
- Pam, W.Yorkshire, 17/3/2012 16:25

It seems to be the fashion to join an organisation and then try to change it in ways which are wholly inconsistent with its core purpose of belief. If those who want bishops and clergy who are gay or who follow different teachings then the CoE then they could join a different religious order. If the minority who are discontented want to be in a different church there are at least two ways to achieve that - changing the church is only one; changing the order they work in is another. The attitude seems to be "I want it differently but I am a member so I will destroy the organisation to get what I want". It should be "If others do not want to change or too slowly for me, I will go elsewhere". Go, I say, with goodwill (if you have any) and stop causing distress.
- Andrew Smith, Epping United Kingdom, 17/3/2012 9:53

The man's a (PAGAN) through and through,end of story,full stop.
- timmy00, London,uk, 17/3/2012 13:10

I hope David Cameron does not try to be trendy on us and impose another man with a beard or a token n egro.
- Peter, England, 17/3/2012 14:09

I hope David Cameron does not try to be trendy on us and impose another man with a beard or a token n egro. - Peter, England, 17/3/2012 14:09 Spot on. Why can't we just have some normal Englishman?
- Diana , London, 17/3/2012 23:37