Archive Clip: "The alarm sounded and the many peoples of the Empire sprang to answer the call for service in the cause of liberty and justice. The men from Canada, from New Zealand, from Australia, from South Africa and many others fell in and the Empire marches." Culture History, music, cooking, travel, books, theatre, film – but also with an eye on the ‘culture wars’, nationalism and identity. But actually there's also another side to this story. The fact is that the workforce was expanded to meet the increased output and coerced and often unpaid labor occurred across Africa especially in Nigerian coal mines where an estimated 52,400 men were forced to work.

How Britain Really Works by Stig Abell review – the facts

For cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the “Settings & Account” section. If you’d like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. 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." Even around 1,000 Cayman Island men, which is equivalent to about two-thirds of the adult male population, served in the British Royal Navy or the Merchant Navy. Without these men and without the hundreds of thousands of other men from across the Empire that joined the fight for the British war effort Britain would not have been able to continue fighting for so long. The Crisis in British Journalism Byline Times investigates media monopolies, their proximity to politicians, and how the punditocracy doesn’t hold power to account

The proposals will also amend the guidance on low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) to ensure they are only implemented where there is “local consent” and stop councils ushering in so-called “15 minute cities” if they are deemed to overly restrict driving. You may change or cancel your subscription or trial at any time online. Simply log into Settings & Account and select "Cancel" on the right-hand side. 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. Mr Sunak also told The Sun that punishing motorists when they are going about daily lives “doesn’t reflect the values of Britain.”

Rob Sedgwick’s review of How Britain Really Works

Britain simply couldn't have fought the Second World War without its Empire. Rather than standing alone against the Nazis the manpower, factories, raw materials, money, and global supply chain of the Empire kept Britain in the fight. But there is another side to this story. 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 distractionThat factor means Britain's now started to see Germany as a threat, by the time you get to say 1907 Europe's really split into two opposing camps.

48 Things British People Say And What They Actually Mean

As the 20th century dawned Britain is one of the greatest powers on earth, it rules over this vast global empire. I mean it's so big that every fourth person on earth owes its allegiance to the British crown.I still keep the first school prize I ever won on my bookshelf, a junior encyclopedia produced in 1964 by Readers’ Digest. Half a century on it remains one of the most useful volumes in my possession. The compendium of items, ranging from a simple description of the solar system through a list of the names of the kings and queens of England (still accurate after all these years) to the geography of the Americas, spells out in simple, rapid prose, all that the busy journalist needs to know about each topic. Sometimes we don’t have to read more than a sentence to get the picture we need. The politician also told the paper that utility firms who dig up roads in peak times will face charges and the cash will be spent on fixing potholes. Archive Clip: "This has left Britain alone at bay. The future of the whole civilized world rests on the defense of Britain." But Transport Secretary Mark Harper insisted it was necessary as “too often the private car is vilified when it has been one of the most powerful forces for personal freedom and economic growth”. There was a fantastic group of women who were part of the Air Transport Auxiliary. Their role was to fly aircraft from repair yards to forward bases and often men were quite surprised when they saw a Lancaster bomber or a Spitfire turn up with a female pilot inside. It was a small group of women, but they were a key part of that supply chain of that movement of materials and objects and people across the globe.