#Britain

52 airline passengers (more than one-third of the total) on a flight from New Delhi to Hong Kong test positive for #COVID19. Mandatory quarantine for all arrivals in Britain and
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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked letter from CQC chief inspector to @NHSEngland reveals fear of ‘escalating’ poor care at Shrewsbury Hospital:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/shrewsbury-maternity-scandal/shrewsbury-hospital-nhs-england-matern
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10 reasons why it's pointless to talk about an "Australian solution" - a phrase we'll hear a lot from government in the coming weeks.Reason 1: The context matters. When it
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In honor of the #MarchforInnocence, I would like to present a history of LGBT activism and its connection to pedophilia. Meet Harry Hay. He was the founder of the Mattachine
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78 years ago today these two men, Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš, assassinated the Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich in Prague. Their story is one of the most daring, tragic, and
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Business groups are reacting with exasperation to Johnson's claim we will `prosper mightily' under no-deal... 1/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-16/johnson-to-decide-whether-to-quit-eu-trade-talks-brexit-update?sref=y
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I hadn't seen this particular video before - people at Debenham's strike actually asked Gardaí why they were being treated differently from Gemma O'Doherty. Notice the patronising & hectoring approach
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We are being failed by the current debate on trade. Our joint letter from trade professionals in the Telegraph today, calls for a reset of the conversation. Here’s the excellent
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Post Brexit, IF Brexit is really Brexit, it would be every British citizens duty to DISOBEY any EU law forced upon them. If British people are being told we have
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Gandhi in 1922: "Even if d Muslims want to kill us all we should face death bravely. If they established their rule after killing Hindus we would be ushering in
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#Dunkirk80 - ‘Hold to the last round, to the last man.’ #OTD the desperate rearguard battle to hold the decreasing perimeter around the town still raged and was only intensifying.
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Here is something simple that anyone in Britain can do, today, to help tackle the climate and ecological emergencies. Have a read of this article, then email your MP to
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I was going to do a thread on Partition in the form of a historical chronology - I think that can wait. I've decided to do a thread which is
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"Boris Johnson can change from bonhomie to a dark fury in seconds. His normally jokey demeanour flashes into a sarcastic snarl, his skin reddens and blotches, his eyes dart into
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Sunak's #minibudget includes a variety of active labor market policies.There is a rich economic literature that can help inform coverage & assessments.A short thread that points to a few recent-ish
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THREAD on @BorisJohnson's #returntowork announcements & the implications for worker health and safety. /1 To much anticipated fanfare, on Sunday night @10DowningStreet announced the begginning of the easing of the
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