Second World War

80 years ago, the Allies had won. But imperialism abroad, and fascist elements in Europe, remained.

On this day in 1945, the Allies won the Second World War in Europe.

Have you ever wondered why aprons were invented? Deriving from the French word ‘naperon’, meaning a small table cloth, aprons have been symbolic of different things throughout history.

Holocaust Memorial Day recalls one of the worst crimes in human history. It's also a time to reflect on the heroic and humanitarian actions of those who did all they could to stand with the marginalised and oppressed.

It irks me a bit when people phrase things in terms of "the British did this" or "the Mexicans did that". An adjective like 'British' or 'Mexican' denotes millions of people - millions who aren't going to do the same thing in a given situation.

"Do not go gentle into that good night; Rage, rage against the dying of the light." The Welsh poet, , wrote those words in 1951. A few years earlier, on 19th April 1943, Jewish Poles in the Warsaw Ghetto lived them.

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Today is . Holocaust remembrance often foregrounds lessons about the human capacity for evil if racism, state power, and the process of dehumanisation are left unchecked. It evokes images of the pitch-black uniforms of Hitler’s SS.

Get new post updates "I was left-wing, I am left-wing, and I will die left-wing." died today last year, a man of his word.