HYMN TO BRITAIN

By David Malin Lord, where are You now, in these deserted tenements, this blackened skyline? Leeds, Wakefield, Doncaster, I searched the grimy walls and  torn billboards, and You were not there. Nor were You in the grim expression of a workman at a hoarding,  like a man lost or a dead man or…

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The End of World War Two: The Secret Surrender

By Maya Hobart Throughout the war, Edmund Stinnes made his homes available for The Secret Surrender negotiations. Edmund’s homes overlooked a remote and sleepy fishing village on the shores of Lake Maggiore, while the estate on Monte Verità had terraces and vineyards. Monte Verità means Mountain of Truth in Italian. The…

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EXODUS

“No matter where we come from, how we look or what language we speak, inside we are all the same and yearn for the same things: that is to feel safe and to be treated with dignity. We all have the same emotions and feelings and only want our families…

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