Outside the system
Category: UK Politics
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The History Racket: Blowing the Whistle on the Official Versions and Perversions of the Past
Peter Jukes and Hardeep Matharu explore the real threats to history – emanating not from ‘wokeists’ intent on rewriting the past but an establishment elite regularly burying inconvenient truths to maintain Britain’s mythic narratives
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Past Imperfect: Astroturfing History
As the battles of Brexit morph into a culture war, Otto English detects a pattern among the ‘concerned citizens’ demanding Britain ‘takes back control’ of its past
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Why We Need New Statues Reflecting Britain’s Diverse History
MP Preet Kaur Gill explains why she is backing a new campaign for public artwork commemorating people who are under-represented and forgotten in the country’s narratives about its past
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Government Cannot Say if it has Trained Indonesian Police Forces Implicated in Human Rights Abuses
A Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Defence found that the Government does not hold information about who it trains in Indonesia
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Afghan MP in Hiding as UK Government Faces Legal Challenge to Bring Her to Safety
A group of lawyers has launched a campaign to secure a visa for an Afghan woman MP in hiding and in fear of her life
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My Message to Boris Johnson: Help Our Families
Ebrahim worked for the British forces as an interpreter before having to flee to a nearby country. Now, his family in hiding in Kabul, he asks: when will you help us? country. Now, his family in hiding in Kabul, he asks: when will you help us?
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Peter Oborne’s Diary July 2021: Brammar, Assange and Gove – Government by Journalists for Journalists
Exclusive to print for a month, Peter Oborne shares his observations of the political media class. For the latest diary subscribe to the August Digital Edition
