#Britain

Sunder Katwala

sundersays

There is a common theme between the government's forthcoming approach to asylum (pick a fight with 'activist lawyers' over appeal rights) + its approach to the withdrawal agreement (pick a

Matt Hamer

entohamer

Yesterday I submitted 1204 (925 distinct) biological records to various local record centres and nationwide record collators. Big bias towards Hymenoptera (968) but some Coleoptera (225) and Hemiptera, all in

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ShreshthaDharma

Untold names Behind the AmbedkarIt is said that the hardwork of teacher is behind the success of a student. Perhaps a little people know about tthe teacher of Ambedkar, And

Jonathan Ware

ReassessHistory

Across the UK are a number of nondescript, coded memorials placed by various associations commemorating their war dead.A number are Waffen-SS memorials to those who propagated Nazi atrocities.In Britain.In 2020.

Cultured Mongrel

culturedmongrel

Fishing and The Arts:The much discussed them and us divide between the fishing industry and the creative sector feels like such a needless false equivalence it’s making me burst.A thread...

Dave Ward

DaveWardGS

Thread. We’ve reached the point where this government are openly taking the piss out of people. Apparently Johnson thinks this series of events can be described as a ‘success’.... 3rd

Armand David

division6

Massively enjoyed @yassmin_a talking to us about #BlackHistoryMonth in a belated celebration @brands2life - talking to the experience of blackness, Britain's post-imperial identity crisis, the fragmentation of identity and

Graeme Millen

Weegie_Graeme

#otd 27th July 1689, the Jacobite Army confronts the Williamite Army at the mouth of the Pass of Killiecrankie. Leading the latter: Major-General Hugh Mackay the senior commander of the

The Times

thetimes

The UK and the European Union have succeeded in reaching a provisional post-Brexit trade deal, with only days left before the end of the transition period on December 31st.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/brexit-deal-is-finally-done-

🍒 Andrew Fletcher 🍒

ScotiaIndyref2

In Scotland, as in many other countries, the outbreak of the French Revolution seemed to announce the dawn of a new age. News of the French Revolution was greeted with

Jane Bradley

jane__bradley

The Russia Report is finally out — I’ll tweet key lines. • The UK is one of Russia’s top intelligence targets, yet the UK government has “actively avoided looking for

Adolfo Laurenti

AdolfoLaurenti

PERSONAL/POLITICAL. Today I cast my vote for the @LibDems leadership contest. And I am voting Layla @LaylaMoran. A few thoughts about my decision. #VoteLayla #LibDemLeadership @LibDemPress 1/6 This may be

Dr Caitlin Green

caitlinrgreen

A North African Barbary ape in fifth- to sixth-century Britain? A short note on the significance and context of the Wroxeter macaque remains — http://www.caitlingreen.org/2018/02/barbary-ape-wroxeter.html The Wroxeter find is one

David Leask

LeaskyHT

I feel the need to face check these exceptionalist claims. 1/the number of non-native English speakers is disputed. Depends what you mean by “speak”. English/Brit nationalists frequently over-estimate numbers of

Fingal Communities Against Racism

FingalTogether

The appointment of the former managing editor of The Sun, Paul Clarkson, as government press secretary is alarming for anybody aware of the track record of that publication in stoking

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docrussjackson

Britain was a much more equal society before Thatcher than it has been at any time since.In this short THREAD, I just want to try and quickly take stock of

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