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This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
John Bird

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?

John Bird reflects on memories of a Christmas before rampant consumerism took hold

Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
Letters

Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war

We may be closer to world war than ever, but relying on America to save us is a folly, says a reader

Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
John Bird

Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal

The realisation that our liberal ways and beliefs are supported by US power may be the biggest realisation we may need to have

‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz
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‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz

Our leaders’ self-interest has brought us to the brink of world war
John Bird

Our leaders’ self-interest has brought us to the brink of world war

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Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me
TV

Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me

I came to the UK after fleeing Nazis. Government hostility towards today’s refugees is inexcusable
Lord Dubs

I came to the UK after fleeing Nazis. Government hostility towards today’s refugees is inexcusable

Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War
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Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War

A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains
Opinion

A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?
History

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II
Books

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II

The secret Nazi camps of Finnish Lapland
Books

The secret Nazi camps of Finnish Lapland

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
Book reviews

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death