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spyhistorian.bsky.social
Historian. Spies, signals intelligence, Second World War. Social and Cultural history. History of humour. Insults = 🚫
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The absolute psychological damage that this woman has undergone must be enormous. To have achieved the ultimate goal only to have lost it so spectacularly and humiliating. I wonder if her current career, trying desperately to stay relevant is it's own form of PTSD.

submitted 23 hours ago • 2 comments

Tried to book a flight and approved it with my banking app. For hours the system says "Your booking is still being processed and is not yet confirmed." I ring up and they try to get me to buy a flexi ticket instead for an extra £50 on the same flight. Why is the airline industry so dodgy?

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

This is a blistering analysis of the current wave of destruction crashing across universities on both sides of the Atlantic and the ideological basis for it. Thank God there are at least some journalists in this country who get it. #UKHE @iandunt.bsky.social iandunt.substack.com/p/trump-vs-h...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Perhaps these two MPs need to be asked by journalists whether they would be happy seeing the HEIs in or near their own constituencies, that serve and economically sustain those communities, close?

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment