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Empire and the World War One Centenary: Remembrance as racialisation?

By Meghan Tinsley Filed Under: Ethnicity, Growth and Inclusion Posted: December 17, 2018

Dr Meghan Tinsley, a Presidential Fellow in Ethnicity and Inequalities, reflects on the four years of the First World War centenary, asking to what extent collective memory of the war remains white and Eurocentric. She argues that in pursuit of a more global narrative of past and present, history curricula should emphasise three themes: the […]

Tagged With: #SDG, #SDG Reduced Inequalities, diversity, education, equality, history, inequalities, Racial Inequalities, racism, schools

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A ‘National’ Health Service? It would be a good idea

Julian Simpson By Julian Simpson Filed Under: Science and Technology Posted: October 8, 2013

The NHS is seen as a fundamentally British institution and even a symbol of national identity. But, writes Dr Julian Simpson, it might make more sense to call it an ‘International’ Health Service. And while ‘health tourism’ and migrant doctors’ language skills make headlines, the real issue is whether it should remain dependent on an […]

Tagged With: doctors, health, history, immigration, international, migrants, NHS, policy, staff, surgeons

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