#British

Carlton Reid

carltonreid

In 1934 a Ministry of Transport divisional chief engineer was asked by HQ how many people rode bikes in Bedford. The answer was a modal share of 80 percent. Did

Andrzej Kozlowski

akoz33

The second installment. This time a lot about vaccines. I think I will have to split it into two parts.https://twitter.com/akoz33/status/1335660403003633669 Let’s move on to the main topic: the inoculation of

GullahMuseumSC

GullahSc

Africans enslaved in the British colony of South Carolina weren’t allowed to own or use drums because of its ability to “speak” in an unknown language and its potential to

Trot Ball ⚽ 📰 🚩 🔻

Wish4Wellington

1/ "For many commentators it seems that British capitalism has been buffeted by a series of unrelated and inexplicable tragedies – ranging from the Brexit vote, to the election of

andrew kurjata 2021 edition

akurjata

1 in 25 people have COVID-19 in a small, rural community. Did residents get a warning from health officials? No, because that would violate "privacy". Instead they find out when

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sm4h4k

It’s come to my attention that a lot of people aren’t aware of the horrible acts of violence South Asians had to endure during the 60s, 70s, 80s and even

Gurminder K Bhambra

GKBhambra

#HistoryMatters a thread – recent weeks have highlighted issues of how British history is taught, what gets taught as British history & why this matters. How we understand the past

Miscellany

gradmiscellany

Exciting news alert A new John Donne manuscript has been acquired and digitised by the British Library! Here's a thread by the wonderful @BooksAndGuts containing everything you need to

Neglectful Gardener: #BLM One Human Race, 1 Planet

SimonPease1

1. Oh shit, he’s done a thread Yes, and it won’t be the last. Put them all together, and they might make a roadmap. You can guess what the destination

SteelKRAKEN! Ann Vandersteel

annvandersteel

@PatrickByrne perhaps you would consider replacing @RepMarkMeadows as his Chief of Staff at least until the election is settled @realDonaldTrump legally RE-elected?@SidneyPowell1 as a Special Counsel looking into election fraud

Shan Singh Rababi

RababiShan

On 12 Sep 1897, a legendary last-stand occurred between 10,000 Afghan tribesmen, and 21 Sikh soldiers. This was the Battle of Saragarhi. Here is a thread based on the book

Bleddyn Bowen

bleddb

Today my new paper on UK spacepower, Integrated Review, and defence was launched. We'll have to wait and see what defence budget increases means for space. Here's a thread outlining

Glenn Greenwald

ggreenwald

Everyone now knows that Labour centrists did everything possible to sabotage Corbyn, preferring that May or Boris win than they win with Corbyn. Now this.Why would any leftist keep supporting

The Awakened Indian

Awakened_Ind

Bharat Mata and her revolutionariesThe 'Ghadar' Party-IThe visual persona of Bharat Mata which originated in the Bengal spread from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to the western part of India however, the

Brían Tríagáin

BTriagain

The Agnes left Liverpool in black 47 with 427 Irish people on board. It reached Québec with just 150Less than 10ft per person & only 7lbs of bread per weekApprox

Adrian Bott

Cavalorn

leavers complaining that the Brexit talks were 'boring', as if two day lorry queues are going to provide the stimulating spectacle they crave don't worry, the scriptwriters will spice things

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