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WE ARE attacking Germany by blockade and by assault. These are the only ways to attack a country, just as they are the only ways to attack a fortress. They are complementary, and usually necessary to each other. Blockade strikes at the enemy's means of making war, seeking to weaken or disarm him. Assault strikes at his armed forces, seeking to overcome them and penetrate into his home territory.
The collapse of town hall democracy is a scandal unfolding in real time, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
In her new book, Dark Rye and Honey Cake, Regula Ysewijn explains the history of Belgium waffles, and how to make the crisp, buttery lukken waffle for good luck in the new year.
During the 1980s, millions of American children pored over the Toys 'R' Us catalog, daydreaming about what toys we hoped to receive in a few weeks on Christmas morning. After all, by the mid-twentieth century, Christmas—for countless middle-class households with children— had become more or less synonymous with an enormous number of gifts for children in the form of toys and games. Barbie playsets and a myriad of action figures were routinely advertised during Saturday morning cartoons and in Sunday print ads in the weeks before Christmas. We kids of the 80s were sure to tell ou...
These spicy biscuits are a festive favourite in the Low Countries, go well with coffee and will please all ages