In 2009 the British Government injected some £75 billion into the economy, increasing this to £200 billion at the beginning of 2010. In 2011 a further £75 billion was injected and in February 2012 another £50 billionj was added – a staggering £400 billion in total, over just three years. Yet recession and a stagnant […]
Terry Jones taught History to adult students taking Foundation courses at a College of Higher Education prior to their entry into full-time degree courses at Warwick and Coventry Universities. Since taking early retirement, he has travelled widely in Eastern Europe, pursuing a life-long interest in 19th and early 20th century European history. He has been a GCSE and "A" level tutor with OOL since 1996.
Focus on Ukraine: The Land of too much History
A main topic of news in recent weeks has been the problems being experienced in the Ukraine. Historically, Ukraine is not new to such difficulties or interventions, as this article aims to explain, along with several others to come. Ukraine has been fought over throughout its history. Its most enduring and troubled relationship has been […]
Balancing Britain’s Economy
Between 2012 and 2014 Britain’s Economy has, along many others, been struggling through turbulent times. But why exactly? And is the current “recovery” really worthy of the name? Firstly, perhaps it is a good idea to explain some of the things that make up the Economy: The Balance of Payments is a record of a […]
Victory at Sea: The British Navy 1914 – 1918
Understandably, the media presentations and TV commentries to mark the 100th anniversary of the Great War have concentrated on the land battles fought in Flanders. Nothing matches the horror of Paschendale. But the part played by the Royal Navy was the equivalent of the Battles of Britain and the Atlantic fought in the Second World […]
An Act of Secession
Despite Scotland and England’s 300 years of shared history, and of the economic ties either side of their border, dissatisfaction has grown in the north. Firstly, there is the persistent half-life of historical folk memory – what was done to us years ago should be remembered by the present generation, lest it is done again. […]
The Treaty of Versailles: The Other side of the Hill
To judge in retrospect, The Versailles Treaty laid the foundations for the Second World War. It showed little mercy, and in time the concequences would be dire. France in particular, under the leadership of Clemenceau, set out to humiliate Germany. The generation who fought Britain and France in 1914 never accepted the moral responsibility for […]
Economic Globalisation: Good and bad, but never simple.
Economic globalisation is the interdependence of national economics across the world, encouraging the cross-border movement of goods, services, people (including the international tourist trade), technology (internet), corporations and businesses. Economic globalisation links advanced economies with developing economies by reducing trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas. It promotes open markets, encourages competition and drives down […]