The Times ‘Here’s how to teach controversial history’ by Emma Duncan

We were thrilled to read such wonderful coverage of our debates programme in The Times this week by Emma Duncan. The comments from students filled us with pride, and do a better job than we can at explaining why our work is so important in schools.

Free speech and academic freedom. OP ED by Bill Rammell, Chief Executive of Parallel Histories.

I bow to no one in my defence of free speech and open debate as the best way to expose and tackle extremism, to resolve conflict and intractable problems, and to help educate young people. I have lectured and written widely on the importance of free speech. As a University Vice Chancellor I argued that […]

The Chagos Islands and the ceding of sovereignty to Mauritius. OP ED by Bill Rammell, Chief Executive of Parallel Histories.

In writing about the history of the Chagos Islands I declare something of an interest. In a former life I was a UK Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for the British Indian Ocean Territory and the Chagos Islands within. The history of the Chagos Islands and the Chagossian people is an indelible stain on the […]