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Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London
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Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London

...heritage...The first ever blue plaque to be put up in London was on the front of the house in which Lord Byron was born. Or at least, it was on the house in which those who were running the scheme believed he’d been born (see Commemorating Lord Byron on Holles Street). There remains some confusion, even to this day, about the precise address at which the Byrons were...
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London inside out
Society, Politics & Law

London inside out

...world: 'If you go back a couple of hundred years to when the European cities really started to grow and peasants left the land to seek their future in the cities there was a saying that 'city air makes you free' and the people who have come to London all races, creeds and colours have come for that. This is a city that you can be yourself as long as you don't harm anyone...
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Co-creating and mushing up identity with visitors to the New Union Flag project
Society, Politics & Law

Co-creating and mushing up identity with visitors to the New Union Flag project

...heritage, identity and belonging as well as intangible ‘assets’ which reflect their living communities, such as solidarity, kindness and respect. [Children interacting with New Union Flag project] All together they then looked at the ways in which these questions and ‘assets’ could be expressed through the art of ‘making’ and story-telling. At the end of the...
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Methods in Motion: Occupying spaces in Hong Kong and London
History & The Arts

Methods in Motion: Occupying spaces in Hong Kong and London

...Heritage Wardens supported by Police began circulating the fringes of the protest snatching unguarded placards and other items of protest material culture and destroying them, it became clear to me that the most interesting element of the protest was not the speeches and discussions but the iconoclastic violence (by which I mean the deliberate destruction of objects for...
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Music as a Source of Unity: When Rory Gallagher Came to Belfast
History & The Arts

Music as a Source of Unity: When Rory Gallagher Came to Belfast

...in honour of its “rich musical heritage”—only the third city in the UK to receive the accolade. Gallagher’s role in this rich musical heritage should not be underestimated. Through his concerts, he brought happiness and hope to young people during a time of despair, demonstrating the strength of music as a unifying force that transcends boundaries and difference....
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It’s all in a name: why I refuse to use a ‘white’ name
Society, Politics & Law

It’s all in a name: why I refuse to use a ‘white’ name

...heritage...As a devout Sikh, which Jas and his family also are, I found it hard to believe that he changed his name. Sikhs are very proud of their heritage and this is something I could not get my head around, so I asked some questions that I felt that I needed to. Jas began by telling me that everyone at his workplace called him Dave, and that he didn’t mind as the...
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Should the NHS try a Dutch model for social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should the NHS try a Dutch model for social care?

...heritage of how to manage social care the old-school way. Essential differences The UK and the Netherlands, despite both being European capitalist systems, are profoundly different in their approach to providing social care. Two institutional factors really stand out. The first is that Dutch institutions are framed within a political culture of social democracy and based...
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How Brexit Is Giving Rise To A New Wave Of Language Wars
History & The Arts

How Brexit Is Giving Rise To A New Wave Of Language Wars

...heritages was going to play a significant role in upcoming discussions. Language issues in contexts like this are very little to do with communication, and instead all about national identity. Since the founding of the EU, English has emerged as the pre-eminent international language the world over, and this is reflected in the way it operates as the primary working...
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