The Somme...

On this day, 100 years ago, 19,240 British soldiers died. It was the start of the Battle of the Somme, a pivotal moment in the First World War. At the time, of course, it was known as the Great War, “the war to end all wars”. This sobriquet proved to be overly optimistic, since there probably hasn’t been a single year since 1916 when at least two countries, somewhere in the world, haven’t been at war. We’ve learned nothing in the meantime. We talk about peace, but there’s violence in our hearts…

Bradford...