The secondary attack was made against The Hague. Its aim was to get a hold upon the Dutch capital, and in particular to capture the Government offices and the Service headquarters.

In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to combine geographical situation, and sometimes other considerations, with abilities and fitness of known characters

For fear of dropping the troops in the sea, the pilots tended to drop them too far inland - some of them actually in the British lines. The weapon containers often fell wide of the troops, which was another handicap that contributed to our excessive casualties.

I don't know exactly what democracy is. But we need more of it.

Leaders who are silent and do nothing are as guilty and do worse than those who commit these horrific attacks

Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account.