A blog by Halley Sharp. When studying for my History degree at The University of Liverpool, it was always the lived experiences of individuals that intrigued me the most. Therefore, I was enthusiastic about the opportunity to conduct an interview with a veteran of the UK’s nuclear testing programme and hear his story. I was struck profoundly by his extraordinary experiences, particularly as these men (boys!) were only a few years younger than I am now when they were deployed

A Blog by Frankie Whitton. Working on the Merlin archive project with the Centre for People’s Justice has been incredible. As a History student at The University of Liverpool, I’d learnt about social justice movements but hadn’t had the chance to actually participate in that kind of work before being asked to get involved with the project. The Centre worked really hard to ensure that there were close relationships between the students and the Test Veteran community which the

A Blog by Alice Shadbolt. Working on the Merlin Project with the Centre for People’s Justice has been the most formative experience of my time at the University of Liverpool. It offered the rare chance to engage directly with contemporary debates surrounding accountability, in light of campaigns such as Hillsborough Law Now. It has demonstrated how essential it is to revisit the past and recognise voices that have long been excluded from official historical narratives. As a h