Austerity, Brexit, Covid Lockdown Parties, PPE Scandal, Raw Sewage in UK Waterways & Coastal Areas, Economic Crash, Record Inflation, Record Interest Rates, Cost of Living Crisis, Pensions Decimated, Mortgage Rises, NHS in Crisis, Schools Crumbling, Housing Crisis...
No I recall it well. I'm yet to come across anyone who gave a toss. Everyone who mentioned it to me were all for #ScottishIndependence. Why wouldn't they be seeing as it'll make little difference to our lives, & will leave you to form & get on with your new lives with Westminster interference.
In fact, most people I know were joking if the #Scots achieved independence, many would emigrate North of the border, & #English cities would become vassal states. 🏴 😂
In 1997, there were clear priorities which needed to be tackled. The state of the #NHS, our crumbling schools & the UK's outdated infrastructure. Renationalisation took a back seat.
HOWEVER, #Starmer's #Labour are creating #GBEnergy as a way of righting these wrongs, but he can't do it all in his first parliament. He has to be pragmatic & prioritise the most urgent needs first, & hopefully get around to our public services after.
21 May 1654: d. Elizabeth Poole #English settler in Plymouth Colony who founded Taunton, #Massachusetts. She is alleged to be the first woman known to have founded a town in North America (MarcBela)
In their article, Freyer and Gehring provide us with an overview over how #English and #British#emdiplomacy developed from the 16th to the 18th century. Traditionally, research stressed #England’s diplomatic relations with #Spain and #France. With a broader understanding of English interests coming to the fore, the research focus widened accordingly.
#Scotland and England followed their own diplomatic agendas in the 16th century, exercising #diplomacy in different ways and with different partners. However, this included also each other with intensive diplomatic contacts in the 1530s and 1540s as well as the 1560s and 1570s. The #UnionoOfTheCrown in 1603 changed the preconditions for English and Scottish diplomacy according to Freyer and Gehring, as England became dominant for foreign relations, although in theory Scottish diplomacy could have run alongside the English. (4/6)
I can't get over the following direct quote, which is from the middle of a training session provided by my company's new (probably lower-budget) HR/training vendor:
"Using the office guillotine when you're upset about a tough meeting earlier is not a good idea."
The Swedish debate about #racism is confused by the fact that Sw. ras has only ever meant 'genetic breed, dog breed'. And many Swedes don't know that Eng. race used to mean 'cultural, ethnic, national group regardless of genetics'. So in Swedish it makes dictionary sense to say that "I'm not a racist, because I despise these people for their culture, not for their genetics". OTOH, many native #English speakers today don't know what race used to mean in their own language.
19 May 1499: The proxy wedding of Arthur Tudor, heir to the #English throne & Catherine of Aragon takes place at Arthur's Tickenhill Manor in Bewdley, near Worcester #otd 37 years to the day before Anne Boleyn's execution as it happened
There are few #English sovereigns with such a dubious marital record as Henry VIII, who fancied a lot of women and was very jealous.
A lot of historic fiction portrays #AnneBoleyn as a lascivious #adulteress. Current scientific research does not support this hypothesis.
She and her family, which rose "from rags to riches," most likely were a target of a court cabal by the infamous...
18 May 1583: Olbrecht Łaski palatinate of Sieradż #Poland arrives at Mortlake meets with John Dee for the 2nd time during his #English trip to work on alchemy & angelic sessions #otd (Bodleian)
Today I learned the #Japanese equivalent of the #English phrase 'Food Porn' is '飯テロ' or 'Meshi Tero', where the 'tero' part is a borrow word for 'terrorism'.
The literal translation is 'Food Terrorism'. Consider that in relation to the Japanese penchant for filling their #SocialMedia streams with pictures of every single thing they eat.
This theory by linguist Bernard Cerquiglini was put to the test today in the France24 newsroom when the title of a segment dedicated to the #Paris2024 Olympics was determined to be "Destination Paris" in both #English and #French... #linguistics#France
These are #european bison rather than imports from the #us . Thirty years ago they were almost extinct - small populations in north east #romania and north east #poland They have since been introduced elsewhere - including the #netherlands and even the #english county of #kent - somewhere normally not at all keen on anything #european !
Hier sind die gesammelten Phantastik Prompts für Mai 2024.
Das meiste befasst sich mit meinem SciFi WIP Star Ryde. Hin und wieder gibt mein WIP SciFi Parodie Galaxy Glyde. Und dann natürlich die, die sich mit dem Schreiben an sich befassen.
Translated because it's not nice to name someone and don't explain why.
May 15, 2024 Does your story contain a love letter or other special expression of affection? Please share an excerpt.
Rose & Talisa have a partner tattoo. I recently decided that Arkham & Kira will also get one, it will be a cuddly panda couple. Kira will wear it on the right and Arkham on the left, on the wrist.
As a thank you to @floofpaldi.