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Forgotten Olympic heroes of 1948 should be honoured

Forgotten Olympic heroes of 1948 should be honoured Date: 23 January 2012

Britain did not have a brilliant Olympic Games when London last hosted the Olympics in 1948, in terms of the medal table at least. The host nation won just three Olympic golds , all in rowing or sailing, which along with 14 silver medals and six bronzes left Britain ranking 12th at the end of the games. But those first post-war Olympics since Hitler’s Games in Berlin 1936 was a time when the value of taking part was never better understood. The Houses of Parliament figured prominently on the official Games poster designed by Walter Herz, a Czech refugee from fascism, as Dr Cathy Ross of the Museum of London has noted.

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British Future publishes State of the Nation report

British Future publishes State of the Nation report Date: 20 January 2012

The British are fully aware of the perils facing the British and European economies, but refuse to let that entirely […]

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British Future Launches

British Future Launches Date: 16 January 2012

As 2012 kicks off, new identity, integration, migration and opportunity thinktank British Future held its launch at the Museum of […]

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