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Michael Gove, until recently Minister of Education, took advantage of this year of remembrance of the outbreak of world war in 1914, and of his personal position of power, to vilify those who describe that bloody world massacre as anything [...]
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Kathrine Brannan examines the reality of ESOL teaching and UK citizenship tests The achievements of Monty Python, Rudyard Kipling and Andrew Lloyd Weber are all part of the 2013 Home Office syllabus which asks potential citizens to learn about Britain's history, [...]
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