Family responsibilities
Family responsibilities are central to the British way of life. Most of us have a ‘family tree’ and memories of growing up […]
Family responsibilities are central to the British way of life. Most of us have a ‘family tree’ and memories of growing up […]
The Industrial Revolution, which began in the 1760s, brought with it some social problems. Many people moved from rural communities to cities […]
Before WW1, most ordinary British folk paid rent to live in their homes, but the two World Wars generated a surge in […]
Democracy is a word that is constantly bandied about by politicians and the media. Some use it as a catch-all term for […]
The ‘Keep Britain Tidy‘ campaign first came to the public’s notice in the 1970s, owing to the use of celebrities in television […]
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) was the world’s first animal welfare charity. Founded in 1824 as […]
In the 1900s, a small minority of school-leavers went on to study at university. Tuition fees were unheard of ~ in fact, […]
The ‘green movement’ is so prevalent today in the UK that it is easy to feel the weight of responsbility for the […]
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII decreed that all Catholic countries should swap over to a new calendar, which became known as the […]
If Marie Stopes (1880-1958) were alive today, one wonders what she would think of the hundreds of abortion clinics across the world […]
There is a myriad of opportunities for volunteering in the UK and it is doubtful that there would be so many services, […]
The Old-Age Pensions Act of 1908 was the first UK law on state pensions. Only the poorest people aged over 70 were […]
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