by Alexander Nicoll | 30 May 2019 | Europe, History
They were eccentric code-breakers hidden in a Victorian mansion. Their secret work underpinned the D-Day invasion and shaped World War Two. Mike Hillyard, one of the volunteers who rebuilt a replica of the Turing Bombe machine that helped crack the Nazi Enigma Code,...
by Alexander Nicoll | 3 Oct 2018 | Europe
Wary of Russia and Donald Trump, Europe is spending more on defence and cooperating more closely. But the effects of collaboration will take time. Helicopters fly during a military exercise of the European Defence Agency near Budapest, Hungary, 2 May 2017...
by Alexander Nicoll | 24 Jun 2016 | Europe
Britain’s vote to leave the EU offers a lesson to all democratic leaders who consider calling a referendum: Think again! It sounds appealingly simple. Here’s a really important issue for the future of the nation. Let the people have their say! That will settle...
by Alexander Nicoll | 11 Feb 2016 | Europe
By Alexander Nicoll Britain has been a member of the European Union for 43 years. But the commitment of its people has never been whole-hearted. In a few months time, voters will decide whether to stay in or leave. A decision to quit the 28-member EU —...