Ian Hislop rescues the reputation of the 'Do-Gooders' who he believes fixed the 19th century's version of 'broken Britain'

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    An illustration from Kathryn Siveyer showing Ian Hislop in the opening titles of his series Age of the Do-Gooders.

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