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Why film deserves a starring role in history
Hollywood is a great starting point for exploring inaccuracies and subjectivity – and for discussing how other media edit the past
3 October 2014
The first casualty: truth
Imperialist injustice, incompetent commanders and the horrors of the trenches: these are the lessons of the First World War. But are they the whole story? John Blake argues that we must abandon our unthinking acceptance of such facts and teach the conflict as it really was
8 November 2013
The first casualty: truth
Imperialist injustice, incompetent commanders and the horrors of the trenches: these are the lessons of the First World War. But are they the whole story? John Blake argues that we must abandon our unthinking acceptance of such facts and teach the conflict as it really was
8 November 2013
Going down in history for the right reasons
Whether Mary Seacole is in or not, the latest curriculum must balance knowledge and skills effectively, argues John Blake
18 January 2013
It is time to delve into Labour’s real history
The party has made great strides in education, but a harmful myth still abounds, argues John Blake as the Labour conference looms
28 September 2012
Reactionary unions expose us to ridicule
20 July 2012