Peterloo and Amritsar – 100 years apart but united in the bloody history of Britain’s empire
The Peterloo massacre was one of the worst atrocities committed on British soil, but across the empire there were many such acts.
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Poverty in modern Britain: despite the march of history, much remains the same
Lots of things have happened in a century, but poverty has proven persistently hard to treat.
House of Dragons – an introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of Westeros
Dragons have been used for political manoeuvring throughout the history of Britain.
East of Empire: partitioning of India and Palestine unleashed the violent conflict that continues today
How the bold, hopeful visions of self-determination in Britain’s eastern colonies curdled into a more militant nationalism by the end of the second world war.
Life expectancy in Britain has fallen so much that a million years of life could disappear by 2058 – why?
Life expectancy has been steadily improving in the UK for 110 years. Until now.
Ruffled feathers: angry Britons’ battle with dive‑bombing birds moves inland
What’s the answer? Fight or flight?
Mandelson and the financial crash: why the Epstein allegations are so shocking
The 2008 financial crisis set in train many of the issues the world still struggles with today.
Osborne seeks route to election victory as UK teeters towards a new economic crisis
Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer will aim to deliver an election-winning financial package on Wednesday. But he will effectively have one arm tied behind his back. It wasn’t meant to turn out this…
No dogs, no Indians: 70 years after partition, the legacy of British colonialism endures
After well over half a century of Independence, the ghosts of colonialism still haunt India’s national psyche.
What are the political consequences of austerity? A history lesson for Keir Starmer
Spending to rebuild would be the politically sound move at this juncture.
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