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Hosepipes, history and a sustainable future
Vanessa Taylor and Frank Trentmenn look at the history of water consumption and regulation, finding lessons for future periods of water scarcity.
Published: June 2008
Stereotypes and the state: Britain's travellers past and present
Becky Taylor considers the history of Britain's Gypsy Traveller population.
Published: June 2008
History and hyperactivity: the Feingold diet
Matthew Smith explores the history of the Feingold diet, an additive-free diet used to treat children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Published: May 2008
Doctors in Whitehall: medical advisers at the 60th anniversary of the NHS
Sally Sheard traces the development of the medical civil service and associated problems with the NHS.
Published: May 2008