Articles exploring historical events, cultural identity, political borders, conflict, partition, international affairs and the reliability of official narratives.
Britain’s historical responsibility for Israel and Palestine cannot be understood without considering the political decisions, mandates and competing national aspirations that shaped the region. As someone who has spent a considerable amount of time working in and around recent war zones, I have often seen at first hand the consequences of destroyed infrastructure and displaced … Read more
The Falklands War The reliability of international news became a personal concern for Gerald Bratley while he was living in Malaysia during the Falklands War. In 1982, I was living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, overseeing the construction of a factory to manufacture uPVC pipe and fittings for soil, waste and drainage systems, under licence from … Read more