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“Centenary will help bring a new insight into WWI”

“Centenary will help bring a new insight into WWI” Date: 6 November 2012

With the centenary of the commencement of the Great War approaching, an opportunity presents itself to remember, to reflect, and to renew our national understanding of the shared histories that draw us together, as well as the way we pass on those understandings and identities to our children, says school teacher Michael Merrick.

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“Inspire children and parents to learn more history in run up to WWI centenary”

“Inspire children and parents to learn more history in run up to WWI centenary” Date: 4 November 2012

Nearly two thirds (60%) of 16 to 24 year olds can’t name the year that WWI ended, and just ahead of the centenary 54% of the same age group can’t name the date of the start of the war, according to new research from British Future.

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“Lack of knowledge of Indian soldiers in WWI must change”

“Lack of knowledge of Indian soldiers in WWI must change” Date: 4 November 2012

Britain must learn more about Indian soldiers in WWI British army, argues Shiraz Maher.

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The hidden stories of Jews and English football

The hidden stories of Jews and English football Date: 30 October 2012

Anthony Clavane’s Does Your Rabbi Know You’re Here? is, as the book’s subtitle makes plain, “The story of English football’s forgotten tribe,” laying out the story of one particular immigrant community’s successful integration into British society, writes Matthew Rhodes.

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What Bond’s Skyfall tells us about Britain: A review

What Bond’s Skyfall tells us about Britain: A review Date: 26 October 2012

With a strong theme of old versus new, the latest James Bond epic, which premiers tonight, tells an interesting story about Britain today, writes Georgia Hussey.

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The poppy in Ireland: to wear or not to wear?

The poppy in Ireland: to wear or not to wear? Date: 23 October 2012

Irish questions of remembrance and forgetting, identity and reconciliation came very much to the fore as the Battle of Ideas festival audience debated what wearing the Remembrance Day poppy meant to them, writes Sunder Katwala.

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Growing up abroad only made me feel more British

Growing up abroad only made me feel more British Date: 23 October 2012

From her Brazilian classmates admiring her accent to living the British ex-pat lifestyle in Malaysia, Lauren says that living abroad through her childhood has only made her feel more British.

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Stereotyping the English

Stereotyping the English Date: 19 October 2012

It is often noted that the English do not do so much to mark St George’s Day, though there is a gradual trend towards celebrating it more. Not everybody is clear about when it is, argues Sunder Katwala.

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Quote of the Week

Quote of the Week Date: 19 October 2012

George Eliot

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