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

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Rishi Sunak has criticised the “attack on motorists” and set out a raft of driver friendly measures to block councils from issuing “overzealous fines” and clamp down on overrunning roadworks. From the cost of living crisis to collapsing school buildings and from high interest whacking mortgage holders to shocking NHS waiting lists, there’s a growing sense that Britain under the Tories just isn’t working.

48 Things British People Say And What They Actually Mean

We have some film footage of him talking about the contributions of men from the West Indies in Britain's factories.That then left Germany feeling surrounded and pushed them to form an alliance with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and to a lesser extent Italy. The nations didn't realize it at the time, but their attempts to defend what they perceived as their own national interests created a war that would shape Europe for decades to come.

Adam Bienkov, Author at Byline Times Adam Bienkov, Author at Byline Times

Many people are sure they understand parliamentary process, how a customs union works, or what goes on in schools, but when put on the spot find such things curiously hard to explain.These nations pitted against each other, millions of men fighting on land, on the sea, in the air, modern weaponry causing mass casualties and ultimately the war broke the empires of Germany, of Russia, Austria-Hungary, it forced the USA onto the world stage and the war also laid the seeds for future conflict in places like the Middle East. 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. Argument Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports.