Was it from Mr. Elon M of Boca Chica, Texas?
Was it from Mr. Elon M of Boca Chica, Texas?
The same middle name and surname.... Weird
Lost and found: wall paintings and rood-screens in Welsh churches βͺοΈ
the-past.com/feature/lost...
#Wales #History
via Private Eye
A newspaper snippet with text that reads: "April 13th, Fanny Heaven"
I love victorian names π
@actualnames.bsky.social
#Wales
I assume part of the reason Greenland is a line in the sand for Western European nations is the precedent it sets and the threat to territories in the Western hemisphere controlled by European powers.
If Greenland why not Bermuda?
Plaid Cymru and the Greens are surging in Wales, according to this latest poll.
Whereβs the media narrative around this? Where are the stories saying Farage is failing? When will Labour try to regain ground by appealing to Plaid & Green voters, not just copy Reform?
www.itv.com/news/wales/2...
Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
If anyone sees the mari lwyd this week, please can you share photographs? I am unable to go this year π
One like and I'll get my archives number tattooed on me
Senedd Voting Intention:
PLC: 37% (+4)
RFM: 23% (-7)
GRN: 13% (+4)
LAB: 10% (=)
CON: 10% (=)
LDM: 5% (-1)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-12 Jan.
Changes w/ 28 Nov - 10 Dec.
This feels like a sign of what I think might be another trend of this year - people giving up on saving the Conservatives and believing they can shape and/or politically profit from the Tories being subsumed into Reform.
βDurhamβs other cathedralβ: mining union hall reopens after Β£14m restoration
Think you can understand a lot about British politics from the ONS survey reporting that 56% of people said they voted in the last local elections, when turnout in those elections was about 36%.
A Brief History of Lunatic Asylums in South Wales π§
youtube.com/watch?v=mcX7...
#histmed #Wales
ππUpcoming Senedd elections look set to break the mould of Welsh party politics and rock UK Labour. To understand the βmade in Walesβ and UK influences on this βwithin blocβ realignment read @jaclarner.bsky.social & @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social ππ
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some decades ago.
Our #AccidentalJourney will also show some of the potential of the Railway Work, Life & Death project database - now including over 115,000 cases.
We hope it'll encourage you to explore it for yourselves, in the #Railway200 year - & beyond!
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
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Why Did Ulster Patients Travel to Scottish Asylums for Mental Health Care? π§
Scotlandβs nineteenth-century chartered asylums had philanthropic roots and developed very differently from the Irish district asylum system.
epidemic-belfast.com/ulster-patie...
#histmed #Scotland
I've never met an ex-miner who wanted their children to go underground.
The ones I have spoken to wanted better opportunities for them.
βItβs very important history, but above all, itβs very readable and enjoyable history.β bit.ly/43yzlS9
Histories of news in the news: surviving editions of the 'Belfast News Letter', the worldβs oldest, continuously published English-language daily, can now be accessed free #Skystorians
#OTD 1791 β’ Rev Dr Richard Price died aged 68.
He was an influential Welsh moral philosopher and theologian, well-known for his influence on both the French and American Revolutions π«π· πΊπΈ
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/a-friend-o...
#Wales #History
A list of current public inquires.
Why are public inquiries now so commonly created and what does this say about the changing nature of British politics? And how might a βnewβ politics of public inquiries be emerging?
By Matthew Flinders
Fascinating that framing a question in a certain way results in an answer you want??
'Bernard, do you agree we should bring back national service?'
#yesminister
The German defence ministry, army and foreign ministry are no longer using Twitter. The Foreign Ministry will use BlueSky. Defence Ministry on WhatsApp. Might occasionally post on X to challenge specific misinformation, but not using it for public communication
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Inflation is running at 2.6%. It was 16% in 1974.
I keep reminding myself when it comes to Trump/Musk announcements: keep one eye on the weather but focus on the changing climate.
Latest X/Twitter update: Eastenders end credits drumroll.