#Britain

In the third century, a Roman soldier, born in (what is now) Turkey, joined a growing cult and was executed for it, inspiring other martyrs. When the cult later became
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Fuck off home Polish vermin and Gypsies stealing our jobs shouted by disgusting xenophobic, racist Brexshitards for the last 4 years but now they don't move their lazy asses to
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In the third century, a Turkish Roman soldier joined a growing cult and was executed for it, inspiring other martyrs. When the cult later became the official religion of the
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A wonderful tribute to a true humanitarian.Sir Nicholas Winton was only 2 years older than me when he saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish children via the kindertransport.The kindertransport
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It was Dr BR Ambedkar who brought in the 8-hour working day duty to India, bringing it down from 14 hours. He brought it in the 7th session of Indian
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Often in Scottish political discussions, the very fact that Scotland has renewable resources is taken to mean that will provide economic benefits. It’s good to see @mrdavidbol highlighting the reality
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Just finished @theAliceRoberts hugely enjoyable introduction to The Celts. Refreshing to read an introductory text that questions, rather than reinforces, mainstream thinking on the subject.Now off to spend some time
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As Greens we share with all our party colleagues a huge respect for the natural world and a love of our country's woodland and the wildlife it supports. We mourn
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THREAD: Chatting with @chrischirp about why the UK hasn’t seen Covid cases rise on the same scale as many other countries.Has the government actually got something right? Probably not. Instead
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Boris Johnson intends to “fix the problem of social care that every government has flunked for the last 30 years”. Hopefully he’s learnt the key lesson from those failed attempts
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american stan twt personalities i’ve seen as a brit- a thread- the one who makes fun of our accent:-ow’d u know i was bri’ish m8 ???-wa’er-arry po’er !! -lovely weather
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4,000 refugees (Basque children) are welcomed in Southampton May 1937. Would we have let them drown? Dutch refugees being welcomed in Colchester c.1570. Belgian refugees being welcomed at Folkestone in
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Britain's own Victorian Musk https://twitter.com/ICELibrary/status/1248139124541984768 See mainly:https://twitter.com/TurnipRail/status/1230055506615644160?s=20
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If you’re struggling to understand racism and privilege as a white person here are some documentaries. Education is something you can undertake yourselfhttps://twitter.com/filmshawty/status/1266029625626497031 Also recommend Why I’m No
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Upon gaining power in 1979, Margaret Thatcher made the defeat of inflation in the UK its number one priority. The 1970s were a difficult time for #Britain inflation-wise, and Meg
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It is nonsense.https://twitter.com/ladyhaja/status/1277591640803287040 I am.https://twitter.com/FluffyPhoenix1/status/1277629434120622080?s=20 What Im not in favour of is the idea that by ‘investing’ in mental health services you can so
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