Churchill

There are not many men who are recognised immediately and throughout most of the world by their surname. Eisenhower, Stalin, Patton, Wellington, Bonaparte and Churchill. All these men and no doubt more were of their time and even though time has overtaken them their surnames are still enough to evoke memories of a time when fight was essential and flight not an option. Most but not all were leaders of their countries, all represented their country and for good or ill the people of those countries.

Churchill has been dead for fifty years this is a kind of anniversary worth it because whatever you think of Churchill without him the United Kingdom would have fallen. I don’t know if the 2nd World War could have been won from Australia or Canada two countries where it is said the great and the rich would run, but access to Europe would have been severely restricted and the United Kingdom would have been destroyed for good. Its fifty years since the death of Churchill his country owes him what little independence his successors have yet to squander.

You can like Churchill or hate him but fifty years after his death its still impossible to ignore him.