stephenclarkehist.bsky.social
Wannabee Historian. Studying at University of Greenwich. Political Liberal and Eurofederalist. I always have time for people who are experts in their own field.
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They should take a look at the DWP. When I was last working there (5 years ago) all the systems holding every Clt's personal data was held on systems that were running on 60 year old code. That includes EVERYONE's NINO's. Any upgrade had to backwardly compatible.
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Fair. The history you are taught is always related to the Geography you are located in. When I learnt about WW2 history in a Malaysian secondary school, It was very much focused on how bad the Japanese had been whilst occupying Malaysia.
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I think that may be a country specific Myth. Like the one in GB that a few spitfires stopped Hitler. I suspect if you are not in the US you regard Belleau Wood as a belated sideshow. to the Great war.
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The actual best content is on You-Tube (pay a little for premium and lose the ads) It can still be a bugger to find things though.
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Nice timing just after the Closure of Cutty Sark DLR. Still I'll be there at some point. UoG is my Uni.
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Take out a restraining order against her. Preventing her from coming within a set Distance or trying to contact you in anyway for any reason.
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I was at special conference. The party after 100yrs in opposition was desperate for a chance at govt. Any leader was cutting a deal with someone. You can't buck the maths a Lab Lib deal didn't add up. He was arguing it to maintain a position in the Lib Dems. Someone has to be the lefty champ.
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It wouldn't because Huhne would also have gone for Coalition. Unless you are arguing he is less good in the debates and the Lib Dems get Fewer seats in 2010 & The Tories therefore get a Majority.
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Lawsuit lodged today.
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Before I saw this, I too thought that.
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I'm going to need a 50 gallon Drum.
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At Last. The Voice of reason, Decency and Humanity.
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I heard about it here. from the Excellent @lizjarvis.bsky.social
but you know she's a Lib Dem so of course Quality.
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I know I should have just said Pseudonym but typing fast whilst tired.
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I can not help but wonder what Olivier Cromwell would have thought?
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Middle aged white Blokes can use unusual names as well just ask Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.
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I noticed the Danish King has also visited Greenland recently.
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I think a lot of Canadians are thinking that right now.
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You are an Archaeologist. That's sufficient. I like History and Archaeology so I follow Historians and Archaeologists.
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I'm showing my age I read that name as Bobbitt, and thought it was a reference to Lorena or John Wayne Bobbitt.
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Because of FPTP it would gain them votes where they don't need them and cost them votes where they do need them. They need the votes of people who want a Competent govt but don't like tax. Seats which went from Con to Lab in 2024. They don't need bigger majorities in deep red seats.
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U-Turning this late is daft. They have already had the political pain. They may as well keep the saving. Even if they U-Turn the people affected and those who feared they would be affected won't trust them again.
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Is that before he went mad from Syphillis, or After he went mad from Syphillis?
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When he had the transport Job he did actually stand up for railways notably the Settle - Carlisle line. Although he knew Thatcher well enough to find the economic facts that she'd like not the ones British rail were supplying.
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What you actually want is a Time machine so the Job can be given to Michael Portillo instead.
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The thing is though Beeching had no power to do anything other than write a report. It could not have been enacted without active ministerial decisions and directions.
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Lloyd George and Balfour had several different, directly contradictory, plans for the occupation of Middle East after WW1 involving the French, Arabs, Jews and British which has caused a bit of a Snafu
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I've only just decided to grow up. I'm 57 and I'm going to be a Historian when I'm ancient.
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I will never not take an opportunity to reshare this relevant masterpiece
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Priceless! I'd not heard it before. Thank you.
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The things is they should have seen that the Con's would gain at the expense of the Lib Dems. It's part of the dynamic of Coalition govts the world over. Larger partners gain at the expense of smaller ones. Even some Lib Dems like me who voted for Coalition at special conference realised it then.
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Divide 22/7
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Hard agree! would also add don't forget all those wonderful Archivists out there.
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Am trying that one too. If all goes well I'll know shortly after 7.30 P.M. tomorrow
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what only three?
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Sort of yes. With being A.B.C. though you have a Title but no real power to lead. Only a bully pulpit to ask other Christians to play nice together, something they are notoriously bad at. You can't fire anyone or even excommunicate them. You have less power than a Eurovision winner has.
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As an anglican for the last 30 years I'm reasonably convinced it's a job it's impossible to be good at. The minute you get it, all you get are enemies, responsibilities and other peoples unrealistic expectations.
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Now I'm glad I've had all those Tetanus shots. I always just thought it was one of those things best avoided. My Mum however was always of the opinion I should have a jab when I'd done myself a mischief as a kid. It's a habit I've continued.
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As I keep saying there is no cure for stupid.
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My Dad just cooks his in the rice Cooker with the rice. (sometimes he adds apple) He's 83 and can only cook that and on a good day an omlettee.
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If your getting a state pension and vote reform, you are a Turkey and it's Christmas.
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Easy. It's due to Swift. And the US's control of what banks that operate in the US can do globally. Also they can control what anyone who wants access to US Dollars can do. Which is most banks anywhere on the planet.
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I hope I do every day. I'm an economic migrant. I'm married to another immigrant.
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Well naturally as that was the Party that had used the slogan "If you want a N****r for a Neighbour vote Labour" in Smethwick and succeeding in electing a Tory despite a national swing to Labour.