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After the Edward Colston statue, destroy all momuments of colonisers

Joshua Alston 11 June 2020 After the Edward Colston statue, destroy all momuments of colonisers2020-06-11T20:05:42+01:00 Comment 1 Comment
We don’t need to keep monuments to colonists in order to preserve ‘the past’ or ‘history’. Those that seek to do this do not have an accurate understanding of what…
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Empire, slavery and Cecil Rhodes: history through the eyes of the coloniser

Carlus Hudson 30 January 2016 Empire, slavery and Cecil Rhodes: history through the eyes of the coloniser2016-01-30T12:04:33+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
Photo: Wikimedia YouGov’s recent poll on the British Empire, colonialism and Cecil Rhodes came out with very terrifying results. Across three of its four questions, the largest share of respondents…
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5 Reasons Housing is a Feminist Issue #LivingRent

Liz Ely 8 March 2015 5 Reasons Housing is a Feminist Issue #LivingRent2015-03-08T20:16:33+00:00 *Society* No Comment
Today is International Women’s Day, an important time for highlighting campaigns which promote gender equality. The struggle for better housing has historically been lead by women, with Mary Barbour and…
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Black Heroes: Elizabeth Eckford

Samir Jeraj 2 October 2012 Black Heroes: Elizabeth Eckford2015-04-17T15:10:57+01:00 *Video* No Comment
Black History Month runs the length of October. If you'd like to write for us about your Black Heroes, get in touch at A couple of years back I went…
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Why We Have A Welfare State

AlysonMacdonald 16 August 2011 Why We Have A Welfare State2011-08-16T16:00:12+01:00 *Society* 6 Comments
David Cameron thinks that the only way to save our public services is by harnessing the opposing forces of volunteerism and capitalism. I'd like to think that history proves him…
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AV Referendum: Tories Abuse History. Will History Abuse the Tories?

JamesGolden 26 April 2011 AV Referendum: Tories Abuse History. Will History Abuse the Tories?2011-04-26T08:30:20+01:00 1 Comment
Britain has not always had a first-past-the-post system, and voters usually had multiple votes. Any claims that AV runs against the history of Parliament or British voting is as misleading…
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Australia v Serbia: a bloody history

Adam Ramsay 24 June 2010 Australia v Serbia: a bloody history2010-06-24T09:31:00+01:00 No Comment
My latest piece on the excellent WDM World Cup blog So, here’s a question. Which member of the OECD “rich countries club” allowed slavery until 1969? Here’ s another. In…
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