How Britain Really Works: Understanding the Ideas and Institutions of a Nation

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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. 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. 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."

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Ouch. No wonder it looks increasingly likely the Tories will be booted out of office come the next election.Argument Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports. At the other end of the world, Australia, once thought to be a land of sheep farmers, has taken to building heavy guns. In South Africa, land of gold fields and farmers, they developed a steel industry it produced armored cars. The pressure of war has brought to India the expansion of heavy industries. Steel mills, engineering plants, all bent towards the final destruction of the axis partnership. To produce all of these ships, planes, and tanks Britain of course needed raw materials which again came from across the Empire. Trinidad and Tobago were the allies' largest producers of oil. Ceylon, which is now Sri Lanka, produced sixty percent of Allied rubber and Nauru exported one million tons of phosphate annually. Nigeria sent tin, the Gold Coast sent manganese, and Gambia sent ground nuts. Anything you can think of the British Empire was mining, making, or growing it and sending it to Britain.

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Absorbing . . . an intelligent and clear-eyed account of much that goes on in our country' Sunday TimesExcept 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 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: 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

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This map shows the global situation in the summer of 1940. Much of Europe had already fallen to the German war machine and Italy had just entered the war on their side opening new fronts in Africa and the Mediterranean. The following year Japan would enter the war opening yet more fronts in Asia and the Pacific. It's a daunting prospect, but of course, Britain wasn't alone it had its Empire and in a global war such as this with so many fronts it was the Empire that Britain relied on.

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The lifeblood of the British Empire was the sea. The Royal Navy policed the waves so that its merchant ships could trade across the globe. This brought the British Empire vast wealth, but not all of its citizens were able to share in it. Many overseas subjects were demanding greater freedom from the empire to control their own affairs, while at home domestic issues threatened to boil over.

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You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. Compare Standard and Premium Digital here. Referring to the concept’s ambition to make everyday essentials bike friendly – he vowed to make sure drivers are not “aggressively restricted”. Cronyism and Corruption Byline Times uncovers the nepotism that greases the wheels of British politics. The politician branded the schemes “hare-brained schemes” and claimed they were”forced” on Britain’s 40 million cash-strapped drivers. 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.Fact Articles predominantly based on historical research, official reports, court documents and open source intelligence. If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for 65 € per month.