People in history

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The housing crisis: what can we learn from history?
[14th June 2010]

In the latest of our ‘History and Policy’ series, Peter Shapely considers the state of Britain’s housing market, and asks what we can learn from history to avoid the disappointments and frustrations of previous housing policies

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Astronaut bootprint on the Lunar Surface, 20th July 1969; APOLLOARCHIVE.COM-NASA
12 Giant Leaps for Mankind
[4th June 2010]

We asked 12 historians to nominate alternative moments in the past that they consider to be great leaps for mankind. Interviews by Rob Attar

 

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Obesity and the modern lifestyle: what can we learn from history?
[9th February 2010]

Continuing our History & Policy series, Dr Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska considers if the past can offer any solutions to the dietary crisis we are experiencing today

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English men and women drinking in The Duke of Brunswick pub on New Cut in London
The decline of the pub: what can we learn from history?
[7th November 2009]

As more of us turn our backs on pubs in favour of bars, clubs and drinking at home, Chris Bowlby asks Paul Jennings what the future holds for a great British institution

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Returning soldiers: what can we learn from history?
[4th November 2009]

As the government faces criticism for the care it offers troops, Chris Bowlby asks Hew Strachan how the army’s relationship with society has changed over the centuries.

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Making immigration work for Britain: what can we learn from history?
[16th October 2009]

Continuing our History & Policy series, David  Feldman considers how past immigration has been controlled and received, and how it has impacted upon Britain’s welfare system

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The NHS: what can we learn from history?
[15th September 2009]

Virginia Berridge is the latest contributor to our History and Policy series. As the NHS celebrates its 60th birthday, she asks whether this unique system provides the best way to keep us in shape

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The Tudors: This time it’s political
[11th September 2009]

As The Tudors returns to our screens on BBC Two, series creator Michael Hirst tells Sarah Gristwood that the drama is driving people back to history

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Woolworths Store, Tonbridge, a few days before closure
The shopping crisis: what can we learn from history?
[14th August 2009]

As the recession squeezes profits, Chris Bowlby asks Dr Sonia Ashmore how Britain’s flagship department stores have risen to the challenges of the past 150 years

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Glasgow 2005. Homeless man begs for change on streets on Glasgow
Charity: what can we learn from history?
[14th August 2009]

Government provides social care through the welfare state, but now politicians want charities involved. Will it work? Chris Bowlby finds out more from Dr Alex Mold

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