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Christian…ish Britain
It’s amusing, or it would be if it didn’t carry such nasty overtones, to read indignant claims that Britain is a Christian country. Those racist, anti-immigrant overtones have become so strident, usually voiced by people who have never been anywhere near a church, that it has become impossible to have a sensible discussion on the…
HISTORY: A Succession of Damned Things
My favourite subject, ever since Junior School more than half a century ago, was and is History and the thing that first gave me a grasp of its significance was this poster on a classroom wall, courtesy of National Savings (something I didn’t notice back then). Ladies’ costumes (British) through the ages. Yes, terrible colour,…
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