Tucked away in the National Archives, among state documents and papers of historic significance, is a humble letter written by an anonymous woman. The script is a beautiful cursive, and although the paper is blotted and torn, the poignancy shines through, 100 years after the writer posted it when Britain was in the throes of World War I. ‘It is heartbreaking to read in the Daily Mail every day a request for money for the War Loan when one has not any to give,’ she writes. ‘As I have no money I am hoping you can turn this bracelet into a bullet.’ Few people these days would contemplate giving their jewellery to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, even when the national debt is soaring because of the pandemic. Yet, just as in 1914 and 1939, our Government is having to find vast sums to win a life-and-death battle, albeit against a virus and not a human foe. And the average citizen has never been in a better position to provide them. Britons have amassed an astounding £150 billion of ‘accidental savings’ during the lockdowns because they have not been able to spend as usual on holidays, eating out and other activities… Read full this story
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