Historians write to the Telegraph to remind of Government policy on refugees 1930s-2020s
A considerable number of professional academic historians who have researched and written on twentieth century European history have written to the Daily Telegraph (10th March) on Government policies in respect of refugees from the 1930s to the 2020s
In the 1930s the British Government had a disgraceful record on turning back Jewish refugees fleeing from mainland Europe. In 2022 despite its claims to the contrary the actual practice in letting in Ukrainian refugees is so far no better.
While I wouldn’t sign up to every aspect of the wording of the letter the key point is important and well made and made in the right place. The Telegraph after all is the paper Boris Johnson wrote in before becoming PM and no doubt will do again when he leaves No.10.
Johnson often says we shouldn’t leave out or cover up any part of British history and this is definitely one bit that needs to be kept in mind today.
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