The Nazi love affair with Great Britain

Fascinating book arguing that the Nazi ideal was life in (upper-class) Britain, until their love turned sour and they decided to loathe their imagined view of the UK. Concentrates on the admiring Country Life profile of Hitler which was published in March 1936.

The Germanic Isle: Nazi Perceptions of Britain
Gerwin Strobel (2000)

Video discussion on YouTube at this link:
Short 01 - The Germanic Isle - YouTube

Enjoy!

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European Union and the Rule of Law

New book review about the Oxford Handbook of European Legal History which you can watch on YouTube at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3xGet6Rtr0&t=12s

Reason to read: Too many to list here, but the last chapter, “The Law of the European Union in Historical Perspective” (from which the quote above comes), shows clearly how the RULE OF LAW is not even an ideal inside the EU. Essentially, Europe is reverting to the principle of the Divine Right of the Executive, and the judges in the ECJ are used as camouflage for that. There is no control, either democratic or parliamentary, over those judges. That is deliberate. They are free to interpret everything that comes before them in the light, not of the law, but of the ideal of a united Europe. This goes a long way beyond the fears of even the most Brexit-supporting voters in Britain. 

Scotland Free? Video book review - 2: "Auld Acquaintance" by John Lloyd

A new and hopefully slightly less amateurish video book review of an important book about Scottish nationalism and the problems it represents for the rule of law can be accessed here: 55 - Auld Acquaintance - YouTube

Can Scotland ever be free of England? Should it be free of Great Britain? What is the difference between the two types of freedom?

Those are questions dealt with by this book. I highly recommend it.

Watch the video and enjoy!

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Video book reviews

This is the first in a series of video book reviews which might be of interest to ELERussians blog readers. It is rather inexpertly done because I am new to the techniques of film-making. But it will improve, I promise! All comment would be welcome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7yid_f-c5w&t=4s (make sure you switch it on toHD).
This is the book I am discussing in the film: