
Cautionary Conversation: The Blitz Spirit and the Blackout Ripper
From Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Published 11/18/2022
In a crisis most people respond with decency and solidarity. The bombing of British cities in the Second World War did not cause society to crumble as was expected, but proved instead human resilience. That defiant "Blitz Spirit" is still a source of pride for Britons... but have inconvenient facts…







