Ellen Alpsten
The Leaning Tower of Dresden
In his epic novel ‘The Tower’ Uwe Tellkamp brilliantlydepicts the grotesque idiosyncrasies of the GDR’s bureaucracy
Queen of Hearts
500 years ago Katherine Parr, Henry VIII’s least known wife, best-selling author and England’s most married queen was born
The Wagner Family Soap Opera Rolls On
‘The Wagner family has never let Bayreuth and the festival out if its grip — today it is still run by two of Richard’s great-granddaughters’
Thank God for a Good Education
London became a better place to live after we became involved with our local church in a quest for a good school for our sons
Dreams for their Children
The rise of Kenya’s middle class offers the country, and the whole continent, hope for the future
How Top Boys topple down crime’s ladder
Too many prisoners rejoin society with no education, stable housing or job prospects. No surprise that more than half reoffend within a year
In the bleak midwinter
Christmas can be a bleak time of year. While some feel isolated, others are overwhelmed by the need for a perfect family Yuletide when their reality is different
My warnings to our spy watchdogs
Britain is under attack from Russia. And the government is blocking a Parliamentary report that details it