#Britain

2Christo

2Christo_

1. So who is Alexander Downer really? We think of him as a slightly daggy, almost comical figure and probably safe to say most probably don’t rate him very highly

grace barber-plentie

gracesimone

the ONE nice thing about this time is that i’ve used it to watch lots of films directed by black women that have been on my radar for a while.

Ayẹni Adékúnlé S.

ayenithegreat

I used to think the world was experiencing a leadership crisis. From Abuja to London and Washington, I’d shake my head and think ‘why are we allowing the worst amongst

Lila Krishna

lilastories

Okay. It's #Savarkar_Jayanti. #Savarkar's birth anniversary. We all know he went to Kalapani. But do we know WHY? I'm writing a novel based off of those events, so I've been

NPR

NPR

244 years ago today, church bells rang out over Philadelphia as the Declaration of Independence was adopted.(Spelling and punctuation as provided by the National Archives) In Congress, July 4, 1776.The

OlumoRocktv

OlumoRocktv

Sturgeon claims Scottish independence referendum ‘the will of the country’A thread https://www.olumorocktv.com/sturgeon-claims-scottish-independence-referendum-the-will-of-the-country/ Scottish first Minister Nicola Sturgeon said in hi

Richard Black

_richardblack

Thread: Am I the only person puzzled by what @MattHancock's ‘we're throwing everything at’ #COVID19 vaccine development line actually means? It's a vague phrase anyway but when we look a

Dr Laura McAtackney

LMcAtackney

It is strange to come from NI, where political identity - as British or Irish - can seem so central, to then move to RoI or across to Britain you

Stefan Rahmstorf

rahmstorf

We've all seen these #FlattenTheCurve graphs. I liked it too, at first. But at second thought it has two problems.1. Wrong proportions, which seriously downplay the #CoronaCrisis.2. A "solution" that

big grandma energy

capricornshorns

Times in (recent) history where Mars was retrograde in Aries:1) Sept 6 - Nov 10, 1941This is the beginning of the mandate for all Jews to wear the star of

David M. Herszenhorn

herszenhorn

I've been covering #Brexit at @POLITICOEurope for 4+ years, saying I had no stake as I've neither a nor passport. Turns out, I was wrong. Via my washing

Gavin

ghostflaneur

I see the fash are discussing the "Irish ethnicity" thing again.Irish ethnicity is a fantasy, its a piece of wank fic to imagine into life a sort of eternal "nation"

Ougoala

ObiomaUgoala

“SO YOU DON’T LIKE RACISM, BUT YOU’RE IN THE UK AND FEEL POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING?”I have had several conversations with friends who have recently felt powerless as to what

Teresa

atma_shanti

Long Thread:1996 Each note had “Legal Tender, guaranteed by The Crown & the Commonwealth of Australia”Each $1 note “Legal Tender throughout the Commonwealth of Australia & the Territories of the

Amazon Prime Video UK

primevideouk

We want to ensure we celebrate black creators beyond this month and help you discover their work, no matter where it is. So here’s a thread of amazing shows/movies for

🌲Earl of Sodor ⚓️

NEMonarchist

[[[THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE LORE THREAD]]] Where to begin, well I suppose with the author.The Reverend W. Awdry was an anglican clergyman who had a fascination with trains and wrote