Britain and Borders — a Bloody History

This post first appeared on my own website back in November 2018. Recent events in Kashmir have given it an added significance.

Those who lead the clamour for Britain to leave the EU sometimes utter the strangest of remarks, betraying their complete lack of knowledge or understanding of their own nation’s history. One such came from Lord Lilley in an interview on BBC Television in November 2018. When expressing his incomprehension at the length of time taken to negotiate the terms of the withdrawal agreement he opined that “it didn’t take that long to negotiate…