Suspension of Labour councillor called into question yet again

The Labour Party’s claim to have suspended a councillor is once again being called into question, nine months after similar concerns were raised, after further evidence has arisen appearing to show that the local Labour group continues to include him in its activities. Cllr Mohammed Iqbal, who served, until his reported suspension, as the leader of the Labour Group […]

Ice cream stand set up outside Auschwitz refuses to close 

An ice-cream stand set up on private property directly outside Auschwitz has refused to close despite the offence its presence has caused. The site managers of the notorious former death camp, in which more than a million people are estimated to have perished, described the ice-cream stand as “tasteless” and “disrespectful”. The stand appeared in […]

Switzerland agrees to erect monument to commemorate Nazi victims 

Switzerland has agreed to erect a monument to commemorate the victims of the Nazis. The Swiss Federal Council has committed the equivalent of £2.2 billion to fund the memorial, which will be situated in Bern, its capital.  The Swiss Federal Council stated: “The Federal Council considers it an important task to keep alive the memory […]