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Source: The Conversation

9-8-16

History tells us that the Calais wall would not be fit for purpose

by Sean Lang

Incredibly, 27 years after the world celebrated the fall of the detested Berlin Wall, barriers are back in fashion.

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History tells us that the Calais wall would not be fit for purpose

by Sean Lang