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Despite what Cameron and the Tories say, WWI was not a 'glorious war,' writes JOHN ELLISON

The Establishment expects that we remember the Great War of 1914-18 with great patriotic pride.

Although there are already longstanding monuments across Britain, David Cameron advises us that those who died did so "for us," that their sacrifice was for the common good, and so a different kind of memorial is wanted.

However, while remembering the soldiers and civilians of all countries whose lives were lost or blighted, we must also remember the raw fact that the war was a monstrous crime against humanity, and that among the criminals were Britain's Liberal government and its Tory accomplices of the day.

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