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." 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." This new German navy was a threat to Britain's naval dominance, the glue that held the empire together, and something for which Britain could not stand. That rivalry then turned into an arms race as each nation tried to outproduce the other with ever greater feats of technology. This culminated in the production of Dreadnought battleships which were seen as the nuclear weapons of their day.

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Absorbing . . . an intelligent and clear-eyed account of much that goes on in our country' Sunday Times 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 author of the table is unconfirmed, although it is thought it may have originally been drawn up by a Dutch company as an attempt to help employees working in the UK. Other simple British expressions that could be misunderstood The Cost of Living Crisis Byline Times investigates the causes and consequences of Britain’s biggest recession for 30 years After the war Britain once again looked to its Empire this time to rebuild the nation. People came from all over seeking new opportunities, but they were not given the welcome they deserved.Archive Clip: "This has left Britain alone at bay. The future of the whole civilized world rests on the defense of Britain." 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. Austria-Hungary sets out to punish Serbia it wants to quash support for Serbian nationalism. It's encouraged by its ally Germany. So after Serbia failed to meet the terms of a very draconian ultimatum Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and this act of war this stirs up these old tensions and anxieties right across the continent because it draws in supporters and allies on both sides. Except that's not really true. In 1940 the British Empire controlled a quarter of the world's population and a fifth of its land mass. All of which, bar Ireland, was also at war with Germany. Thousands of aircraft, millions of men, and billions of pounds poured in from across the sea to keep Britain in the fight. The Briton was the world's merchant sailor, his flag encircled the globe sixty percent of the vessels on any ocean were his.

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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. 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 Democracy in Danger The newspaper’s extensive reporting and analysis of the various threats to democracy from populism, oligarchy, dark money and online disinformation.

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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. That’s now been reflected in an opinion poll in which Brits have given their damning verdict on 13 years of Tory rule. 58% agree with the statement that “nothing in Britain really works anymore, and 52% agree that “Britain’s best days are behind it”. 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.

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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.

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If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for 65 € per month. Culture History, music, cooking, travel, books, theatre, film – but also with an eye on the ‘culture wars’, nationalism and identity. People also gave on an individual level as well. Even people who had very little to give were still giving what they could. For example, despite the major food shortages in Mauritius, the country banded together as individuals to buy an entire spitfire squadron and provided the first mobile canteen van to London during the blitz in 1940. 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: You've got Germany Austria-Hungary and Italy and you've got France Russia and to some extent Britain. There's still no immediate reason for war between the two, it would take a crisis to turn tensions into an armed conflict.

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Alongside the collaboration between Britain and its Empire, there was also exploitation. There was also racism and prejudice against these people that had given up so much to fight and work for Britain. These are stories that shouldn't be forgotten and do also need to be highlighted when we talk about Britain and its Empire. 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. 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. Absorbing . . . an intelligent and clear-eyed account of much that goes on in our country’ Sunday Times When people ask how the First World War began it's often couched in terms of a domino effect, a series of events that were almost preordained, but what I would say is that if anyone had suggested in June 1914 in Britain that World War might be about to break out and they would be met with disbelief really.

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. 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. Ouch. No wonder it looks increasingly likely the Tories will be booted out of office come the next election. The Climate Emergency Byline Times‘ coverage of the consequences of, and responses to, the climate crisis Indian independence groups use this as evidence against the supposed invincibility of British rule. Widespread food shortages culminated in a devastating famine in Bengal that was largely ignored by the British. The imprisonment of thousands of Indians for political resistance fueled the demand for Britain to quit India.