Monthly Archives: June 2020

This week’s Private Eye

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History Society – something to discuss. Is history is better served by putting statues in museums?

If you click here you will get to a very thoughtful article by Simon Sharma in the Financial Times. You need to read the whole article to do it justice, but the first paragraph summarises his argument. “Statues are not … Continue reading

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Enrichment – something to read / discuss. The Colston statue in Bristol

I have attempted here to pull together some of the reporting on the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol yesterday. Above are the Sky News reports, and below are some reports from the BBC. You can make your own … Continue reading

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iGCSE enrichment – From the Kerner Report to today. The USA’s race problem.

It will have been almost impossible for you to miss the reports of the death of George Floyd. The video is certainly a disturbing one, and the police involved face murder charges, whilst protests and riots have followed. A timeline … Continue reading

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