Of course a venture such as this is beyond the capability of the historical associations. This should be a matter of national consciousness and pride. It is inadequate to argue that the cemeteries are the most eloquent and only requisite for understanding. Good teachers know that it serves no purpose gazing at thousands of graves and hoping that in some way the mesmeric impact of those white stones will usefully fill a mind with the cost of war for ever. Pity is not enough to help create future values.
Life is more complex than that.
We need understanding within critical minds. If understanding and critical capability are worth having then I suggest we find a way of financing a study centre. I am not talking about hundreds of millions of pounds worth of expenditure. But I am talking about the need to investigate how to get a sizeable sum of money. It seems to me that this issue would merit questions in the House of Commons or even a debate.