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January/February 2014
The negative image of Gypsies that persists today is the result of centuries-old xenophobia, misrepresentation and downright fantasy
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October 2013
'One student identified himself as working class and a member of the Communist Party. I was, however, surprised to see a copy of Roger Scruton’s Meaning of Conservatism bulging out of his satchel'
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October 2013
BY OLIVER WISEMAN
On the letters page of the new issue of Standpoint, two leading historians debate the state of history in schools today.
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January/February 2013
A generation of child-centred, progressive teachers will have to retire or be retrained if the past is to come alive again in schools
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