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The Gordon Riots
The relationship between the various groups of Chsitrians in Britain has often been strained, but it reached breaking point in 1780 when rioting broke out in London, and spread to the regions. In Lond… more →
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The Gordon Riots
wrote 1 day ago: The relationship between the various groups of Chsitrians in Britain has often been strained, but it … more →
More Spinning Suffragettes
wrote 3 days ago: The country’s only Green MP, Caroline Lucas, was criticised for her unsuitable attire in the h … more →
What Everyone ought to know... about the new SEX law!
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wrote 1 week ago: Hot off the recent gay marriage legislation, have you heard about another impending government polic … more →
The Sound of Suffragettes Spinning
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wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday was the centenary of the death of Emily wilding Davison, who threw herself under the feet … more →
Wreckers
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I am currently working my way though a great book by Bella Bathurst, ‘The Wreckers’ abou … more →
Shakespeare 1: Moliere 0
wrote 3 weeks ago: I have been told by many non nateive English speaers that the language you are now reading is past i … more →
Manning the Pressgang
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Once in a while I stumble upon a book or document that is absolutely wonderful. Often it makes me wa … more →
Foundling Tokens
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries in England, there were problems with large numbers of orphans … more →
A Wet Sunday in Newport
wrote 1 month ago: I was recently on a train when someone refused to come out of the lavatory. The guard kept banging o … more →
Nothing Real, Nothing Permanent
wrote 1 month ago: As the world stands by in horror as Syria tears itself apart, Obama seems to be agonising over wheth … more →
On Looking and Seeing
wrote 1 month ago: An exhibition of Greek sculpture in Doha has led to the Greek authorities withdrawing two statues of … more →
March of the Bees
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wrote 1 month ago: Britain is still opposing a ban on nicotinamide pesticides on the grounds that there is not sufficie … more →
Sharia Courts A Threat To UK Justice System, says Keighley MP Kris Hopkins
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wrote 2 months ago: You cant fault Keighley MP Kris Hopkins when it comes to standing up and saying his piece regarding … more →
A freedom of expression - speaking is one thing. Actions another.
wrote 2 months ago: I tend to say, that I don’t care where I’m coming from. And that’s really the truth – I don’t think, … more →
More Bodysnatching
wrote 2 months ago: This is something I have just discovered in a former graveyard, now public park, in Central Cardiff. … more →
False Economies
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wrote 2 months ago: The British government claims the slashing of benefits is to save money, and even that it is for the … more →
The First Consuls
wrote 2 months ago: This is from Charles Glass’s ‘Tribes with Flags’: “The consular tradition in … more →
Housing Benefits and Myths
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wrote 2 months ago: Today the British government brings in yet another attack on the poor, the so-called ‘bedroom … more →
A Frenchman in a Dress
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wrote 2 months ago: I stumbled upon this gem of a story in the National Portrait Gallery – the strange case of the … more →
