Gap-fill worksheet

1 · A mural in Withington

In 2020, the street artist Akse painted a mural of Marcus Rashford in Withington, Manchester. It recognised his work to tackle child food poverty. On 11 July 2021, England lost the Euro 2020 final to Italy on penalties. Rashford, Sancho and Saka were targeted with racist abuse on social media. The mural was defaced, and local people covered it with hearts, flags and notes of support.

2 · Plato’s Republic

In The Republic, Plato suggests telling citizens that they were all born from the same earth, with gold, silver or brass and iron in their souls. Jowett translates it as a “royal lie”. In the cave, the prisoners take shadows for the real world. And a city exists because no one is self-sufficing: we all have many needs.

3 · Back to today

In the summer of 2025, thousands of St George’s and union jack flags went up in England. The movement, fuelled by social media, was called Operation Raise the Colours. Some groups said they were motivated by pride and patriotism; others found it provocative. On 22 June 1948, the Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury docks with 1,027 passengers. They were British citizens, and they helped to rebuild post-war Britain.

4 · My answer in 5 lines

Can a flag belong to everyone? Write five lines. Use at least one document from the session.

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