Statement on Ukraine from CBA & Government 'unlawful' on planning AGAIN! - WB 15.04.2022

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find. #archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup *** 0:00 Introduction 1:44 UK Arch Response to Ukraine 2:35 Letters from Ukraine & Russia 8:43 Statement from Neil Redfern 12:13 Open Letter to UNESCO WHC 16:15 Problems with ‘Homes for Ukraine’ 26:09 Context of Holocaust Memorial 32:39 Government ‘Unlawful’ 43:37 Closing Comments *** Link of the Week: Disasters Emergency Committee: https://www.dec.org.uk/ *** Links: Letters: War in Europe: - Current Archaeology: May/ June 2022: https://archaeologyuk.org/asset/12DE3F33-2F10-405C-8D6F86A90A63EFFD/ Neil Redfern Letter (photograph courtesy of a viewer) - Current Archaeology: May/ June 2022: https://twitter.com/Archaeos0up/status/1512709194192982020 Open letter to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee-7-april-2022/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee Damaged Cultural Sites in Ukraine Verified by UNESCO: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/damaged-cultural-sites-ukraine-verified-unesco Homes for Ukraine scheme: ‘I design Government systems for a living and it took me days’ to apply for visa: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-e2-80-98i-design-government-systems-for-a-living-and-it-took-me-days-e2-80-99-to-apply-for-visa/ar-AAW6teP Ukraine war: Minister who took in refugee says friendship will 'last lifetime' - but there are issues with scheme: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-minister-who-took-in-refugee-says-friendship-will-last-lifetime-but-there-are-issues-with-scheme-12584754 Just 1,200 Ukrainian refugees in UK homes under sponsorship scheme as 71% of applicants still waiting: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-uk-arrivals-b2053862.html Displaced Ukrainian students to receive free tuition in Scotland: h Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.