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will kill more babies unless rates rise, says expert | Whooping cough | The Guardian

Antivaxxers have a lot of deaths on their hands.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/10/more-babies-will-die-from-whooping-cough-if-uk-vaccination-rates-dont-rise-says-expert

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Why is ’s#MentalHealth so incredibly poor? It’s because our is spiralling backwards | George Monbiot | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/10/britain-mental-health-society-neoliberalism-politicians

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Toys R Us announces new locations as brand returns

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv29wnwek7eo

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Several of the U.K.'s largest pub chains are now encouraging customers to add a tip of at least 10% to their bills, leading to some uncomfortable situations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/world/society/us-tipping-uk-pub-culture-change/ #worldnews #society #uk #beer #drinking #alcohol

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The UK's New Study on Gender Affirming Care Misses the Mark in So Many Ways

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/cass-review-transgender-health-care-nhs-gender-affirming-care/

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UK exits recession with fastest growth in two years

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68983741

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My friend Little Mate this morning in . He is very busy bringing food to his mate Maple, who is sat on eggs in the nest right now.

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Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 10 May 2024.

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UK politics live: Starmer heads to Dover to unveil Labour's immigration stance

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/may/10/keir-starmer-immigration-dover-jeremy-hunt-uk-exits-recession

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UK no longer in recession after economy grows 0.6% in last quarter

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/uk-growth-recession-gdp-figures-b2542725.html

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Harry 'happy to be back in UK' during London trip

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68987515

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One clear sign of how ignorant and immature the college protesters are is how they all don't seem to want to be held accountable for the crimes they committed.

I wish that our U.S. campuses would at least still assign students to read MLK's Letter from a Birmingham jail, and Thoreau's essay on Civil Disobedience.

I think these protesters have failed the guidelines of: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and effective direct action.

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@claralistensprechen3rd @Lassielmr


(1/5)

Thanks, Clara, correct.
What did I mean by "UK" in this context:

I meant...

a) solely the Kingdom of England (but including Wales since 1284 ;)) until 1536,

b) the Kingdom of England and Wales until 1707,

c) The Kingdom of Great Britain until 1801 and, finally, as I was talking about the period before WWI, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (until 1922).

So,...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland

@TheEconomist @GreenFire

HistoPol, (edited )
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@claralistensprechen3rd @Lassielmr @TheEconomist @GreenFire

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... "United" in the literal sense only since exactly the start of the 19th century.

It is good idea, though, to revisit this thought (I love the map below :) ), as there have been so many changes over the past milennia.
"Historian has counted sixteen different states over the past 2,000 years.[1]"

So, not only , but also ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland#/media/File:Articles_of_Union.jpg

HistoPol, (edited )
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@claralistensprechen3rd @Lassielmr @TheEconomist @GreenFire

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...has been in this game since the coronation of the first and last Queen, Anne, in 1702. ;)

The came (arguably) into existence with 's permission for to set up a colony in N-America () 1) and was cemeted by the the 1713 which ended the , significantly enlarging .2)
...

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@claralistensprechen3rd @Lassielmr @TheEconomist @GreenFire

(4/5)

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z7kvf82/articles/zpjv3j6#z6x6trd

  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Utrecht and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire


Sidenote and Fun Fact:

It is interesting to see that in the 18th century, counting in English was still done in the "Germanic" way:

"ARTICLES
OF
UNION,

Agreed on the Two and twentieth Day of July in the Fifth Year of the Reign of Her..."

HistoPol,
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@claralistensprechen3rd @Lassielmr @TheEconomist @GreenFire

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......Nowadays, that should be July twenty-second ("twenty-two").

In present-day German, by contrast, it still is the "zweiundzwanzigste" (the TwoAndTwentieth).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland#/media/File:Articles_of_Union.jpg

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