As Robert Lowe Hall, Lord Roberthall was the first British representative on the Economic and Employment Commission. In April 1947 he became Director of the Economic Section of the Cabinet Office, and in 1953 Economic Adviser to Her Majesty's Government.
Roger Pethybridge continues our series on the Post-War reconstruction of Europe.
In 1945, Europe was devastated by the effects of the Second World War. The determination to reconstruct Europe was forged both from the disaster of war and from dreams of the creation of a stabilised and more equitable peace.
Chris Cook continues our special feature on the Work Ethic.
Daniel Bertaux presents an oral history of a traditional French industry.
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, translated by Alan Sheridan
British-Russian rivalry over the control of Persia had, by the beginning of the twentieth century, a long history. Donald Ewalt shows how this conflict was greatly intensified by the discovery of oil and a growing realisation of its importance.
