Britain finally comes up with a scheme to help Ukrainian refugees
Linking refugees with hosts helps them find their feet
IN 1939 MILLIONS of British children were evacuated from cities and towns that might be bombed and sent to live with rural families. It was a wrenching experience. Not only were they separated from their parents; their hosts were often reluctant and unfeeling. One evacuee, John McGuirk, remembered being dumped with other children in a churchyard: “People came around and picked you like they were picking dogs out of pet shops.”
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Put-up job”
Britain March 19th 2022
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- Britain finally comes up with a scheme to help Ukrainian refugees
- The London Stock Exchange plans a new bourse for private companies
- After years in jail, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returns to Britain
- Chilly British homes are likely to get chillier
- Does Rishi Sunak have the stomach for what he must swallow?
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