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Airport Expansion and 19th Century Ports

Jonathan Freedland compares airport expansion now with the Victorian battle of the ports.

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Appointing the Archbishop

Jonathan Freedland explores the politics of appointing the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Dutch Elm Disease and Ash Dieback

Jonathan Freedland explores tree disease by charting Dutch Elm Disease from the 1920s.

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NHS Failings at Stafford

Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of the Francis Report into NHS failings at Stafford

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Nika Riots

In the wake of the Turkish protests, Jonathan Freedland considers the Nika Riots of AD532.

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International Surveillance

Sir Malcolm Rifkind and others discuss international surveillance.

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Shale gas and UK energy resources

Jonathan Freedland on shale gas, and the new Yorkshire coal finds of the 19th century.

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Tax Avoidance

Jonathan Freedland on tax avoidance today and in the 8th century. With Margaret Hodge MP.

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14/01/2014

Jonathan Freedland compares the rise of electronic cigarettes with snuff in the 1600s.

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The Working Poor

Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of the working poor.

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The Big Flood of 1953

Jonathan Freedland and his team goes on location to investigate the floods of 1953.

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The Politics of History Textbooks

Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of writing history books for children.

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23/07/2014

Jonathan Freedland compares Nigel Farage with the 18th-century politician John Wilkes.

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30/07/2014

Jonathan Freedland on attitudes to young people who volunteer to fight in foreign wars.

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06/08/2014

Jonathan Freedland looks at the boom in coffee shops now and in the 17th century.

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Documenting the Self: Victorian Diaries and 21st-Century Social Media

Jonathan Freedland looks at the current fashion for recording our lives on social media.

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Obesity in the 1930s and now

Jonathan Freedland compares current debates about obesity with concerns in the 1930s.

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The Aliens Act of 1905

Jonathan Freedland examines immigration legislation in the light of the 1905 Aliens Act.

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The 1929 General Election and the Art of Political Persuasion

Jonathan Freedland focuses on political campaigning in the light of the 1929 election.

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The Living Wage

Jonathan Freedland examines today's 'living wage' in the light of a treatise from 1894.

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The Long View of Popularising Exploration

History series in which stories from the past shed light on the present.

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Vietnamese refugees in 1979

Jonathan Freedland compares Britain's responses to refugees from Vietnam and Syria.

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Today's crisis in dairy farming and the wheat crisis of the 1930s

Jonathan Freedland compares the current milk crisis with the 1930s wheat crisis.

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John Thurloe, Cromwell's postmaster, and the interception of mail

Today's debates about online privacy have 17th-century precedents. With Jonathan Freedland

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Slave Labour and Consumer Power

Jonathan Freedland examines current debates about ethical shopping and production.

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Online Dating and the Lonely Hearts Ad

Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of online dating through a social network from 1898

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Donald Trump and the Politics of Celebrity

Jonathan Freedland examines the rise of Donald Trump through the prism of the past.

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Military Drones and the 'Robo-planes' of the 1940s

Jonathan Freedland examines contemporary military drones and Nazi V1 and V2 weapons.

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Celebrity Football Managers

Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of celebrity football managers.

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Pioneering Women

Jonathan Freedland focuses on Hillary Clinton and pioneering political women from history.

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