“Relief and joy equally without parallel” How the press reported the end of World War 1
When the war did finally end the newspapers sought to communicate the relief and sheer joy of the British populace.
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Reporting on Poverty
According to Chancellor Philip Hammond austerity is ‘over’ and yet, puzzlingly, wages are not growing as labour market theories suggest they ought.
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Hallowe’en and fear of an American Planet
Historically there has been a curious distrust of American culture which sits alongside our rapacious absorption of it.
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Dr Who makes history come alive
Anyone who thinks that the racism depicted in the “Rosa Parks” episode is a thing of the past is sadly mistaken.
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The toxicity of political communication
The seemingly interminable wrangling over Brexit has seen proponents on both sides resort to the language of violence and intimidation.
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UK Delegation to the 12th Hangzhou Cultural and Creative Industry Expo
The most important thing that UK SME creative businesses need to think about right now is to know what they want from this very aggressive market, whether it’s simply some quick cash or a long-term cooperation project.
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Should martial arts be active or passive players in politics?
The ‘far right’ are politicising their martial arts practices. What does this mean for martial arts practitioners?
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The Circle closes in
Channel 4’s new reality show, The Circle, is more than a rehashed Big Brother.
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Question Time: serious political debate or a popularity contest for needy egos?
For all its faults, we should be glad Question Time still exists
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Will Boris Johnson see No. 10?
His track record suggests that he operates with the casual certainty of a privileged man who knows that whatever he says won’t be held against him.
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