#Britain

Victorian Christmas: A THREAD At the dawn of the 19th century, Christmas was hardly celebrated – at least, not in a way we would recognise today. Many businesses didn't
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8TH APRIL: PREDICTIONWithin a few weeks opening UK schools will become a political battleground.Initially the RW ignored Covid19, the propaganda machine focused on telling us it was scaremongeringWhen the truth
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If you want to tackle poverty you need tackle racism - THREAD Liz Truss's attempts to 'overhaul' the equalities work in the UK is nothing short of a
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Ok so lets talk blood. Obviously this is an important step forward, however the decisions and recommendations are still seeped in deep institutional homophobia.A THREAD1/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55296525 Context: The ban on gay
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What the @Guardian @severincarrell report here is factually untrue on what seems like a minor detail, but it’s not. What it achieves is obfuscating the obvious antisemitic conspiracy theory and
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I was really proud to act as Strategic Comms Consultant for this report. It's a really thorough piece of work, based on 11 focus groups and two polls carried out
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How Eminem and his Style has changed from 2000 to 2020 (Thread) Eminem at The Source Hip Hop Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium September 15, 2000. Eminem Performing
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Sociology of nationalism THREADWe've witnessed the rise of political leaders & parties relying on #populist #nationalist discourse: Trump, Orbán, Modi & Bolsanaro are united by their espousal of nationalism, majoritarianism,
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1) This piece on Sweden led to a debate marked by defensiveness and accusations of hurt natl pride. More valuable is to use piece to discuss what has been missing
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One of the things that the western left has failed to understand is how, thanks to combined and uneven development, capitalism emerges in different nations. This failure lies rooted in
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Horned gods in European folklore/mythology Pan was a Greek god of shepherds and flocks, & mountain wilds. He has the hindquarters, legs, & horns of a goat. He is
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Journalist, teacher and co-founder of the University of Fort Hare, John Tengo Jabavu was born on this day in 1859. This year will mark the 100th anniversary of his death.
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1) Much different perspective than what many on our side have from yesterday, and certainly nothing that you'll hear from Hoax News. But . . .2) Had a call from
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Trump's campaign speeches, written by Stephen Miller, mirrored the talking points from former KKK Imperial Wizard David Duke's 1992 presidential run. "America First", the slogan used by the KKK, American
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THREAD: NBC News London correspondent @AMFraserNBC – who admits collaborating with far left groups to remove conservative news site funding – has an interesting if predictable history: Adele is quite new to
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White-washing: a thread. I found this 1991 book in our school library. I love London, and I’m into history, so I brought it home. /1 Quite apart from its unsuitability
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