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The Dulmial Gun – a ‘hidden history’ of Pakistan’s soldiers of WW1

The Dulmial Gun – a ‘hidden history’ of Pakistan’s soldiers of WW1 Date: 4 December 2014

At the centre of a small village in the mountainous Salt Range region of Pakistan, sits a nineteenth century British cannon. Dulmial – known within Pakistan simply as ‘the village with the gun’ – was presented with the artillery piece in 1925 in recognition of the service and sacrifice of the village’s inhabitants prior to and during the First World War.

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Parties need joint ‘British position’ to reform EU free movement

Parties need joint ‘British position’ to reform EU free movement Date: 28 November 2014

David Cameron has set out his reform agenda on EU free movement. Securing support for reform across the European Union will require the British parties to work together.

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Net migration target dead and buried – now what happens next?

Net migration target dead and buried – now what happens next? Date: 27 November 2014

Meaningful figures, sensible targets and accountable government should be agreed upon by politicians as ‘common sense ground rules’ on immigration, argues British Future.

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Scotland’s moderate majority on immigration

Scotland’s moderate majority on immigration Date: 24 November 2014

Scotland has a more liberal and welcoming public immigration debate than other parts of the UK and there is a broad political consensus on the benefits of immigration.

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Labour needs to get over its allergy to Englishness

Labour needs to get over its allergy to Englishness Date: 21 November 2014

Labour needs to get over its allergy to Englishness. Too many Labour voices seem uncomfortable talking about English pride or patriotism., writes Matthew Rhodes

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Free movement: a conundrum for Cameron, and for UKIP too

Free movement: a conundrum for Cameron, and for UKIP too Date: 21 November 2014

As victory for Mark Reckless in Rochester and Strood gives UKIP its second MP, it also confirms that immigration and the EU look set to remain near the top of David Cameron’s “things to worry about” list

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How to talk about immigration

How to talk about immigration Date: 19 November 2014

British Future’s new report ‘How To Talk About Immigration’ sets out the challenges for all sides when it comes to discussing and regaining trust on one of the most hotly contested issue in British politics.

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Let the poppies return to the Tower in 2018

Let the poppies return to the Tower in 2018 Date: 8 November 2014

Would it not be enormously popular and poignant to see this fantastic installation recreated once again in 2018, in the run up to the centenary of the 1918 armistice itself?

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‘Poppy Headscarf’ launches to mark centenary of first Victoria Cross for Muslim soldier

‘Poppy Headscarf’ launches to mark centenary of first Victoria Cross for Muslim soldier Date: 31 October 2014

A new ‘Poppy Headscarf’ launches today, backed by the Islamic Society of Britain, to raise money for the Poppy Appeal and offer British Muslims a new way to mark Remembrance.

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