Often painful story of Irish emigration to Britain over 200 years comes to the Epic museum – The Irish Times
Irish emigrants who have travelled to Britain since the 2008 economic crash are better-off and better-educated than the…
Row over protest at Buchenwald memorial event highlights rising sense of danger in Germany – The Irish Times
At Buchenwald concentration camp memorial on Sunday, a ceremony to remember Germany’s burdened past knocked out a long-planned…
This German thinker sounded an alarm about the EU and the US – are we ready to listen? – The Irish Times
The German philosopher Jürgen Habermas, who died last month, was understandably despondent about much in the autumn of…
Nonesuch by Francis Spufford review: Time and reality bend in magical wartime London
Set in 1939 as London finds itself on the brink of war, our narrator is the bright, ambitious,…
The London Underground station where a World War II crush killed 173 – it was kept quiet for years
It was kept secret so as not to lessen war morale People panicked and rushed down into Bethnal…
The diminutive dictator who ruled Spain with an iron fist
General Franco died on 20 November 1975, and with the 50th anniversary just passed, this biography – the…
Viggo Terling: Just a reminder what the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree Is really about
Viggo Terling, is a Research Associate at the Adam Smith Institute and member of Chatham House’s Common Futures…
Thousands attend annual AJEX parade to honour the Jews who served in the World Wars – The Jewish Chronicle
Also laying a wreath was Board of Deputies CEO Phil Rosenberg, who shared a personal anecdote. “My own…
The greatest military folly of modern times
I don’t want to rain on the new Entente Amicale’s parade; it’s just that whenever we get cosy…
William and Kate issue moving VJ Day statement but are set to miss events – London Evening Standard
William and Kate issue moving VJ Day statement but are set to miss events London Evening Standard Watch: Royals…