Teach the Whole Story in Schools

I've been thinking about the way we teach history in schools and I think we need to make sure we're giving kids a proper understanding of our past, the good and the bad. I'm not saying we should be ashamed of what we've done, but we should be honest about it. I've worked on those offshore wind turbines in the North Sea and I've seen how our country can come together to achieve something amazing.

We should be teaching kids about the struggles of working-class people in Britain, about the fight for workers' rights and the role of trade unions in shaping our country. That's the kind of history that can inspire people to make a difference. My girlfriend is a teacher and she's always saying that kids need to see themselves in the history they're learning, they need to see how it's relevant to their lives.