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Are cricket fans bowled over by new formats? (Updated 2025)

Aug 6, 2025 | Stories

Cricket: Tests and Challenges. The Test Cricket series just ended between England and India is being called one for the ages. For those who had match tickets or who followed from a distance it was very exciting. But the sport’s administrators and followers are...

Surveying public opinion in Britain towards defence spending

Aug 4, 2025 | in-depth essay

Ben Clements Ben Clements is Associate Professor in Politics, in the School of History, Politics and International Relations. University of Leicester. His research interests include British public opinion towards foreign and defence policy in the post-war period. He...

AMSR Summer event 10th June 2025

Jul 17, 2025 | Events, News

Our speakers and sponsors – full event video available here. The Archive: ‘not a vault but a bridge connecting generations’ Despite the attraction of a Beyoncé concert elsewhere in London, the top floor of Bush House had a good crowd for the...

Has corporal punishment of children been banished?

May 21, 2025 | Stories

By parents: Britain is practically alone in Europe in not having legislation banning corporal punishment in the home. Across Europe, 22 countries now have such legislation. It remains legal in Britain when used by parents “in accordance with reasonable chastisement”....

Was The Good Life ahead of its time?

May 21, 2025 | Stories

It’s not often that a TV sitcom changes the habits of millions. But ‘The Good Life’ was unusual in having a very positive effect. Most sitcoms reflect the period in which they’re made. As times and attitudes move on, many of them don’t age well. Some 1970s shows are...

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