A Labour MP has been left red-faced after claiming a map of colonial Africa ‘has been hidden from you all your life’ – despite it being taught in schools. Claudia Webbe triggered a Twitter storm when she posted a shot of the continent carved up between European empires in the 19th century. The Leicester East MP, … Read more
Child migration was a key part of Britain’s child care strategy for centuries. The origins of the scheme go back to 1618 when a hundred children were sent from London to Virginia in what is now the US. The final party arrived in Australia in 1970. Child migration removed more than 130,000 children from the … Read more
On a warm summer’s day there are few places on Earth I’d rather be than tending my bees. Take the sound from my own colonies during the blazing sunshine we’ve enjoyed over the past week. The hum and murmur of worker bees inside the hives, mixed with the incessant buzz of activity in the wildflower … Read more