Plans announced for the commemorations of the centenary of World War One

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/britain-at-war/10108162/First-World-War-centenary-plans-revealed.html

Interesting to see that these plans are now starting to be announced in more detail.

Also intriguing to see that Telegraph's comment on how the commemorations might feed into Scotland's referendum on Independence.  I hope that the commemoration of these events doesn't become too politicized, although I suspect that is inevitable.  Certain aspects look set to become a poltical battlefield - particularly in terms of the significance of the war.

I suppose it's also a good opportunity to remind us that Britain was far from united in 1914 - indeed it looked likely that there was going to be a civil war in Ireland over Home Rule before the war started, and there had been significant industrial unrest such as strikes in the years leading up to the war. 

I think it's important to bear these dissenting voices in mind as we approach the centenary.  After all, no-one has a monopoly on the legacy of this uniquely turbulent time in British history.