How Britain Really Works: Understanding the Ideas and Institutions of a Nation

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Argument Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports. The most divisive issue, however, was that of Home Rule for Ireland. Some people in Ireland wanted to be ruled from Dublin rather than Westminster, while others were bitterly opposed to this, including some vocal British politicians and a sizable contingent in the north of Ireland who considered themselves to be British. As the Home Rule Bill made its way through parliament, rival militias began to arm themselves on either side of the issue.

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The lifeblood of the British Empire was the sea. The Royal Navy policed the waves so that its merchant ships could trade across the globe. This brought the British Empire vast wealth, but not all of its citizens were able to share in it. Many overseas subjects were demanding greater freedom from the empire to control their own affairs, while at home domestic issues threatened to boil over. It agonized over whether to support Russia and France. I think at the heart of Britain's anxieties it came down really to Britain fearing German domination of Europe because if a victorious but hostile Germany dominated the continent and threatened Britain's position in the world that was just intolerable for Britain. You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. Compare Standard and Premium Digital here. How Britain Really Works is a guide to Britain and its institutions (the economy, the military, schools, hospitals, the media, and more), which explains just how we got to wherever it is we are. It will not tell you what opinions to have, but will give you the information to help you reach your own. By the end, you will know how Britain works - or doesn't.Archive Clip: "These men and women living all over the world are helping to fill the shopping basket of the British housewife." Cronyism and Corruption Byline Times uncovers the nepotism that greases the wheels of British politics.

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Archive Clip: "Canada became an immense training school a school where the pupils had to learn the grim game of spreading death in the skies." Archive Clip: "Southern Rhodesia began preparations for the great part she was to play in the Empire Air Training Scheme. United under the standard of the Royal Air Force, young men have come from every corner of the globe." Not used as a heartfelt apology, rather it is used to avoid an embarrassing situation. Saying sorry is like a national tic.Archive Clip: "This is Britain's colonial empire two and a half million square miles from the Antarctic to the tropics with dependencies in every continent and every ocean."

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How Britain Really Works is a guide to Britain and its institutions (the economy, the military, schools, hospitals, the media, and more), which explains just how we got to wherever it is we are. It will not tell you what opinions to have, but will give you the information to help you reach your own. By the end, you will know how Britain works – or doesn’t. We have some amazing photographs in the collection which show just the huge variety and diversity of people that were coming from across the British Empire to work in Britain's factories and Britain really really needed that manpower. Of course it also mobilized women to work in the factories and on the land, but it also needed as many people as it possibly could so that production could ramp up as much as possible. Some were forced to enlist and fight or forced to work across the empire others were paid less than their British counterparts or barred from certain establishments and countries with little wealth of their own lent or gave away huge sums of money. Britain had also broken its promise to defend its Empire. Multiple territories like Hong Kong, Singapore, and Burma fell to the Japanese during the war. For many, all of this betrayed a Britain prioritizing its own survival over the needs of its Empire. Having given so much to the Allied cause, people in colonies like India saw a relationship that was not reciprocal. Identity, Empire and the Culture War Byline Times explores the weaponisation of Britain’s past as a key tool in a dark project of division and distraction Archive Clip: "This has left Britain alone at bay. The future of the whole civilized world rests on the defense of Britain."As an island nation, Britain just did not have the manpower to be able to fight across so many global fronts. The Indian army provided a huge 2.5 million soldiers across the world. They were fighting in Burma, in North Africa and in Italy. People chose to join up and fight for many different reasons. Some volunteered out of loyalty to the British crown, others joined seeking adventure or to see new places, and some simply seeking financial reward. The poll, reported first by Byline Times shows that the public think the Tories are failing on almost every major issue. It’s damning stuff. Here are the results: Referring to the concept’s ambition to make everyday essentials bike friendly – he vowed to make sure drivers are not “aggressively restricted”. At the other end of the world, Australia, once thought to be a land of sheep farmers, has taken to building heavy guns. In South Africa, land of gold fields and farmers, they developed a steel industry it produced armored cars. The pressure of war has brought to India the expansion of heavy industries. Steel mills, engineering plants, all bent towards the final destruction of the axis partnership.

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Britain really initially admired this new nation, Britain really actually thought as a friend but imperial Germany soon began to threaten Britain's sense of supremacy. Its determination to up its industrial output, up its military strength, and most crucially for Britain build a rival fleet of warships.The PM also criticised “15 Minute Cities” – a concept which maintains that urban centres should be designed so that everything a person needs, is within a 15-minute walk or cycle from their home. Absorbing . . . an intelligent and clear-eyed account of much that goes on in our country’ Sunday Times Once Billy had completed 30 missions he was therefore entitled to arrest away from the fighting fronts. However, he asked to retrain as a pilot and he ended up flying Lancaster bombers for the rest of the war. The causes of the First World War are complex, they're still debated to this day. The nations didn't realize it at the time, but their attempts to defend what they perceived as their own national interests created a war that would shape Europe for decades to come. Most participants expected the war to be over by Christmas, but as we know the reality was very different. Ouch. No wonder it looks increasingly likely the Tories will be booted out of office come the next election.