UK's 'social splintering' risks repeating past, say Holocaust survivors

Endorsing plans for national Holocaust memorial, survivors warn that ‘Germany yesterday could become Britain tomorrow’

Holocaust survivors have warned of a “splintering of social cohesion” in the UK that could lead to a repeat of the darkest days of fascist Germany, as they endorsed plans for a national Holocaust memorial in Westminster.

Three survivors, who were children when the Nazis embarked on a programme of genocide against Jewish people and are among the dwindling number of living witnesses, said the memorial would send a powerful message to future generations. “Germany yesterday could so easily become Britain tomorrow,” one said.

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