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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Ghandi began his campaign of satyagraha or non-violent civil disobedience against British rule by leading a march to Dandi to make salt from seawater in defiance of an act which prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt.
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