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The paywall keeping the public out of history

January 6, 2022 by Richard Rodger 5 Comments

Oor Wullie statue sitting outside the McManus museum in Dundee, a poster saying Links with the Past can be seen behind him: picture Fay Young

 Access to the UK census is dependent, admittedly at one remove, on the owner of those other national institutions, The Beano, The Dandy, and the Sunday Post newspaper and its national treasures, “The Broons” and “Oor Wullie”.. Richard RodgerLooking back...and forward, Scotland's census is crucial to understanding the lives of the people who make the nation. … [Read more...] about The paywall keeping the public out of history

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