It would appear that “former Tory MP Antoinette Sandbach has threatened the University of Cambridge with legal action after a historian named her as a descendant of merchants who enslaved his ancestors.”
I'm a #British#expat living halfway up a mountain in central #Italy, with my wife, two #dogs (one of whom has cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy) and 15 #cats.
There are times when I despair about the state of the world, of politics and politicians, climate change and the environment, increasing polarisation of society and growing inequality. Probably more. 2/
TIL Brits refer to #ladybugs as "#ladybirds". Lolwhy? They're clearly not #birds. This is just the latest chapter of my #amusement with the quirky names the #British use for otherwise innocuous things.
Listening to Mr James O'Brien on #LBC talk about #food prices being the highest they have been in 40 odd years.
My mind wanders back to #Patel announcing that the #British should starve the #Irish, to get a favourable Withdrawal Agreement during the #Brexit negotiations.
#British diplomats had known about #Hitler as a character, & the likely consequences of National Socialism about a decade before his ascent to Chancellor.
When the local Facebook group is so much of a typical local facebook group that there is at least one "alternative" version of the local Facebook group that is especially for those banned from the official local facebook group.
I've heard people say that until they were so dramatically broadcast live to millions of TV viewers, the #British government wouldn't confirm or deny the existence of the #SAS.
Well, it seems the only people who see themselves as #british are the #english and a few in #NorthernIreland. Strangely, no region of England identifies as English. British therefore equals English, no?
#Kenyan police on Monday blocked a news conference intended to air allegations of human rights and environmental abuses by British troops in the country, hours before King Charles arrives for a four-day state visit.
Buckingham Palace has said Charles' visit will acknowledge "painful aspects of the UK and #Kenya's shared history". The #British ruled for more than six decades before the East #African nation won its independence in 1963.
This snippet from The #Guardian sums up the modern #UK pretty well - It's good they say the quiet bits out loud now, but it's kinda embarrassing to still be #British at this point.
That being said, it's nice to see the #MetropolitanPolice being mostly sensible here.
Quiet in here...Whats your favourite Only Fools and Horses Episode ?
And why isnt it To Hull and Back ?