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Survey showing UK’s loss of pride in its past is encouraging, says historian

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Survey shows a 22 -point fall in the proportion of people saying they were proud of Britain ’s history.

Prof Alan Lester , editor of a new book on empire, says results are an “encouraging sign’ that the public are becoming more discerning about the past.

He credits this shift in public consciousness to the Black Lives Matter movement and Britain 's changing demographics.

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