There is absolutely no reason I’m writing this post. Just theoretically, if the law was more concerned with online safety than public safety AND if the health service was more worried about mental health while… More| the orang-utan librarian
Loveable toffs stifle progress| UnHerd
How Britain’s long European trauma was forged in wartime Algeria.| New Statesman
Fair Observer Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and former Israeli Government Official Josef Olmert explore the deep divisions within Israel over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza policy. A petition signed by prominent former security, intelligence and political officials urges US President Donald Trump to intervene and end Netanyahu’s war. This group represents one pole… Continue reading FO° Talks: Hundreds of Israelis Urge Trump To End Netanyahu’s War in Gaza The pos...| Fair Observer
High-caffeine energy drinks such as Red Bull will be banned for sale to youths under 16 in England under plans announced by the government on Wednesday. “By preventing shops from selling these drinks to kids, we’re helping build the foundations for healthier and happier generations to come,” health minister Wes Streeting said in a statement. […] The post England moves to ban sale of energy drinks to children appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
British oil giant Shell announced Wednesday it has abandoned construction of one of Europe’s largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuels business. Faced with weak market conditions, the company last year suspended construction of the renewables biofuel factory in Rotterdam that was intended to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) […] The post Shell abandons huge biofuel project in Netherlands appeared first on Digital Journal.| Digital Journal
My guest today is Mark Dawson, food historian, specialising in the food of the Tudor period, but also food of Derbyshire. We met up at Mark’s home in Derbyshire to talk all things Derbyshire oatcak…| British Food: A History
Roman Britain produced 1.4 kg of iron per capita whereas 1000 years later in 1078 Song Dynasty China produced less 1.3 kg of iron per capita. How did Roman Britain produce more Iron than Song China per capita 1000 years later? References : Roman output- Mining and Metallurgy in the Greek and Roman World. By J. F. Healy. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1978. Pg 196 Song China output- Markets, Technology, and the Structure of Enterprise in the Development of the Eleventh-Century Chinese Iron and ...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
This essay, on British Muslims, identity politics, sectarianism and bigotry, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 13 April 2025, under the headline “The identity politics of many Muslims, and critics of Islam, are deeply corrosive”. A poll suggests that most British Muslims identify more with their faith than with their nation. The head of the Saudi-backed Muslim World League counsels British Muslims to talk less about Gaza and more about domestic issues. Labour MP Tah...| Pandaemonium
This essay, on the realities of the white working class, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 6 April 2025, under the headline “The white working class is nothing like what politicians think – or claim – it is”. “Many of those who act as the champions of the white person against immigrants”, Labour MP David Winnick told the House of Commons in 1968, “have not in the past gone out of their way to defend the interests of the white […]| Pandaemonium
This essay, on how class is a missing category in discussions of the justice system, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 16 March 2025, under the headline “Amid all the noise about the UK’s ‘two-tier’ justice system, there is silence on class”. As so often in such debates, the controversy over new guidelines for courts from the Sentencing Council for England and Wales has obscured as much as it has illuminated. Critics have condemned them as presaging a “two-...| Pandaemonium
Photograph via the Times This essay, on Englishness, race and ethnicity, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 23 February 2025, under the headline “Can a brown Hindu be Engli…| Pandaemonium
New data from the British Gambling Commission has revealed online slots gambling is on the rise despite the introduction of new stake limits. Stats sourced from online casinos for the quarter ending June 30, 2025 showed a rise in gross gambling yield (GGY) despite the introduction of new restrictions. Online GGY for Q1 of the […] The post Data Reveals UK Online Slots Gambling On The Rise Despite New Stake Limits appeared first on Gambling Industry News.| UK Gambling & Casino Industry News Archives - Gambling Industry News
In the article below, written for the Morning Star, Carlos Martinez discusses Britain’s intensifying Sinophobia, describing it as a new McCarthyism aimed at preparing public opinion for confrontation with China. He argues that recent media stories – about Chinese students being pressured to spy on their classmates, Hong Kong separatists facing legal action, and opposition … Continue reading Britain is sinking into ‘yellow peril’ hysteria on China The post Britain is sinking into ‘...| Friends of Socialist China
With its local MP preparing for No 10, Clacton has won the argument.| New Statesman
I was gently raised with the idea that Britain was fair and decent, a country that meant something good. This was likely shaped by growing up in Devon, somewhere green and small, where things felt familiar and a bit tucked away from the rest of the world. At the time of the Brexit referendum, despite […] The post My journey with British identity appeared first on Cherwell.| Cherwell
My guest on the podcast today is Alex Bamji, Associate Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Leeds, and we are talking about a rare treatise on cheese dating from the Early Modern Period. We met up at … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
I recently had a go at making a fresh blood black pudding, taking inspiration from cookery books from the 16th and 17th centuries. The fresh blood was very kindly sent to me by Matthew Cockin and Grant Harper of Fruitpig, … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
My guest today is third generation baker, writer and teacher David Wright author of the excellent book Breaking Bread: How Baking Shaped our World published by Aurum. We talk about the social benefits of bread making, milling grain into flour, … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
For years now, I have wanted to make my own fresh blood black puddings, but fresh blood is so tricky to get hold of in Britain, I thought I would never get the opportunity. Lucky for me then, that Fruit … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
My guests today are archaeologists Chris Wakefield from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit of Cambridge University Rachel Ballantyne from McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, and they are here to tell me about an absolutely amazing site close to Peterborough that tell … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
In my last post I launched the ninth season of The British Food History Podcast with an episode about Black and White Pudding with Matthew Cockin and Grant Harper (aka Fruit Pig). Not only are they the only remaining craft … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and former Labour MP Zarah Sultana have announced the formation of a new left-wing party. Even though it has yet to be formally launched, it has already attracted over 650,000 subscribers. Could something similar occur in New Zealand?| AGAINST THE CURRENT
Will Trump arrest Putin during the latter's visit to Alaska for a summit or wouldn't as both run different branches of the same cabal? The post Alaska: A Trap? Who Could Have Guessed That! appeared first on Syria News.| Syria News
Western 'entrepreneurs' took over Syria with the help of their Al Qaeda HTS terrorists and now want to rebuild it with their 'investments'.| Syria News
Early in this war, Russia’s hawks talked openly of the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons. That talk has begun anew. A desperate Vladimir Putin is a dangerous Vladimir Putin, and there …| Patrick J. Buchanan - Official Website
Rupert Hill reflects on his understanding of and personal relationship with British identity throughout his life.| Cherwell
A grocery chain offers loyalty rewards to customers who turn in shoplifters.| Coupons in the News
In the UK, the weather isn’t just a background topic, it’s a full-blown national pastime. With a climate that changes faster than you can say “drizzle,” and a country small enough for it to be sunny in Sussex and hailing in Hull, there’s always something new to comment on. For Brits, weather talk is the […] The post 20 British sayings about the weather (to help you fit in with the locals) appeared first on Real Word.| Real Word
From its first episode back in 2010, Downton Abbey captured audiences across the globe with its early 20th-century drama and dazzling British backdrops as filming locations. While the characters and storylines are entirely fictional, the locations used are real, with the show filmed across England and Scotland in some of the country’s most historic and […] The post Where was Downton Abbey filmed? Discover the show’s iconic locations appeared first on Real Word.| Real Word
Alien base rumours aside, there has been a church on this site at Corsham since the 12th century. Although little of this original church remains, a few notable pieces of masonry have remained as o…| Burials & Beyond
With "In Parenthesis," David Jones wrote great World War I poems and a classic in English literature. The post David Jones Writes an Extraordinary World War I Poem appeared first on Tweetspeak Poetry.| Tweetspeak Poetry
On August 15, which marked the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in the Second World War, Chinese Ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang published an article in the Guardian newspaper entitled, ‘China and Britain shared a mission to fight aggression and fascism. And we can work together today’. Ambassador Zheng wrote: “At the darkest hour of … Continue reading Chinese Ambassador recalls wartime solidarity between Chinese and British people The post Chinese Ambassador recalls wartim...| Friends of Socialist China
The Morning Star published a significant editorial on August 5 arguing that historic Soviet and contemporary Chinese economic and social planning can provide valuable lessons and reference material for developing a progressive agenda for Britain. It notes that in 1931 the London publishers Jonathan Cape brought out a 218-page book ‘Moscow has a Plan’, which … Continue reading China’s planning holds lessons for Britain – Morning Star| Friends of Socialist China
Thomas Skinner has emerged as a patriotic online influencer in Britain. It turns out the Vice President was watching| The Spectator World
I give an account below of Keynes life in 1931.| Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left
I give an account below of Keynes life in 1930, the second year of the Great Depression.| Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left
I give an account below of Keynes life in 1929, the year in which the Great Depression began.| Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left
Saturday, March 22, 2025 Public service announcement: Best shower of the trip. Managed to wash…| And Anyways…
Friday, March 21, 2025 This morning, we waved goodbye to Inverness and headed south to…| And Anyways…
Thursday, March 20, 2025 Another cold start before another blue day and some more almost…| And Anyways…
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 It’s another sub-zero start and another beautiful blue day. We’ve been…| And Anyways…
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Aaaah the bliss of a shower that: It’s the simple things.…| And Anyways…
Monday, March 17, 2025 A travel day today – and the longest mileage day we…| And Anyways…
Sunday March 16, 2025 One thing we’ve learnt about road-tripping over the years is to…| And Anyways…
Saturday, March 15, 2025 A cold (sub-zero) start to the day, but it’s lovely to…| And Anyways…
Western-approved women's rights in Syria are handed to head-choppers by the Western block who sponsored Al Qaeda HTS regime change all along. The post Western-Approved Women’s Rights in Syria appeared first on Syria News.| Syria News
A letter to the editor of Syria News who demonstrated that it was Syria's Bashar Al Assad who saved Russia during the past two decades.| Syria News
I needed to figure out a way to start reading series where I am not current or the series is finished but haven’t read them yet. So it’s a way to commit myself to read my backlist, particularly series. I’ve been wanting to read the DI Kim Stone for a long time. The […]| Books of My Heart
Slag heap debris on the English coast has apparently been fusing into a new kind of sedimentary rock. A team of geologists studying the beach recently “found a series of outcrops made from an unfam…| BLDGBLOG
On May 2nd, 1952, the world’s first scheduled passenger flight featuring a jet airliner took off from London Airport bound for Johannesburg in South Africa. The 36 passengers would experience a cruising speed of over 450mph, considerably faster than any other passenger aircraft then in service. They would also enjoy a flying experience that was smoother and quieter than any piston-engine aircraft could provide. The future of commercial air travel had arrived, courtesy of British aviation te...| PlaneHistoria
Slag heap debris on the English coast has apparently been fusing into a new kind of sedimentary rock. A team of geologists studying the beach recently “found a series of outcrops made from an unfam…| BLDGBLOG
The news just arrived this week that the website of Adidas had been hacked. Consumer information may have been stolen from the sportswear giant.| Foundation for Economic Education
NATO-sponsored Al Qaeda HTS terrorists serve the anti-Jewish Zionist Greater Israel project 'Greater Middle East' approving Israeli land-grab.| Syria News
In The Binding Tide, the artist shifts the focus away from the military manufacturing economies of the area, instead shining a light on its local community and landscapes| 1854 Photography
This is my latest article on CT. You can get the original here…. Twenty-one years ago, a clip from the Da Ali G show caused a storm when it showed ‘Borat’ (Sacha Baron Cohen) performing a so…| TheWeeFlea.com
Welcome to the first episode of season 9 of The British Food History Podcast! I am going to be adding a blog post to complement each new episode of the podcast, to help readers of the blog keep tab…| British Food: A History
These are some of the best things to do in England that doesn't involve London, as there are so many good places to see besides the capital.| Backpackingman
Nick Rust is to leave his position as Chair of the Gambling Commission's industry form after just two years in the job.| Gambling Industry News
The unprovoked aggression by the fading US empire and its proxy Israel and its European lackeys has accelerated the end of the evil empire. The post Will Iran Be the Last Nail in the Coffin of the Satanic West? appeared first on Syria News.| Syria News
Israel's war on Iran, another step by the USA & Global West, Russia, the silence of China and the Global South to establish 'Greater Israel'.| Syria News
“For reasons which they could not comprehend…they found themselves made strangers in their own country”.1 —Enoch Powell, the “Rivers of Blood” speech, 20 April 1968. “[W]e risk becoming an island of strangers”.| International Socialism
Rare black and white photos capture the mood and everyday life of London in the early 1950s through the lens of acclaimed photographer Robert Frank.| Rare Historical Photos
I woke up this morning with this heavy on my heart and I just wrote this from the heart. I am so grateful to Christian Today for publishing it….you can get the original here… The quiet…| TheWeeFlea.com
At the Awards! L-R: Nina Lewis, Neil Buttery, Kate Travers, Martin Driscol and Kirsty Hopkinson I have some very exciting news to share! The project that I worked on with the Museum of Royal Worces…| British Food: A History
The sirens are beginning to sound about the state of Britain and its government.| New Statesman
British pub company Wetherspoons is seeing its slot revenue grow faster than food and drink as revealed in the latest half-year financial report.| Gambling Industry News
Central Bank of Syria under Al Qaeda HTS carries out the first money remittance transaction in 14 years via the US and EU-controlled SWIFT.| Syria News
Thomas Thetcher, also known as the Hampshire Grenadier, died in 1764 and has become something of a local celebrity and historical curio thanks to both his epitaph and the nature of his death.| Burials & Beyond
Tangerine Dreams is an honest look at the many lives across the British isles and the different communities who call it home – the same communities affected by the current hostile environment| 1854 Photography
Zak Waters traces the quiet decline of this fiercely passionate subculture — from its soaring past to its precarious present — capturing a vanishing way of life| 1854 Photography
A couple of posts ago I gave you my recipe for scones. As with many foods, there is a variety of baked things that are called scones, which can cause a certain amount of confusion (see also: puddin…| British Food: A History
Pride began as a protest. We must recapture that spirit of resistance.| Peter Tatchell Foundation
At last Saturday’s national anti-austerity demonstration, 400 Revolutionary Communist Party activists hit the streets of London in possibly the biggest communist mobilisation in decades. We say: Revolution against the billionaires! Expropriate the rich! Join the Communists!| The Communist
Beneath the surface, anger is rising within the labour movement. From teachers to doctors to bin workers, the industrial struggle will likely sharpen in the coming months. Workers need a political struggle against Starmer and the entire billionaires' system, writes Ben Gliniecki.| The Communist
The black-eye given Russian security services will eventually heal while the artful destruction of a handful of bombers – like earlier high-profile, but misguided operations – will have zero effect on the war in Ukraine. By Ray McGovern Special to Consortium News Ukraine’s drone attacks| Consortium News
HTS Syria marks the sell-out of the nation, with privatization deepening poverty under foreign-backed neoliberal rule. The post HTS means the Sell-Out of Syria appeared first on Syria News.| Syria News
The London-based policy analyst and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the politicization of charities in the U.K., the role of the Charity Commission and other “quangos” there, and cross-Atlantic similarities in challenges being both presented by and facing nonprofit groups.| the Giving Review
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me… This is not the first birthday I’ve spent away from home, but it still feels weird, although not in a bad way. Even though he d…| And Anyways...
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Another cold start clearing to a beautiful day. The feels like temperature for most of the day was around 2C. I’m grateful for my parka and can’t believe I was going to leav…| And Anyways...
Monday, March 10, 2025 Woke to the news that while there’d been no damage to our house from the rain storm, Nambour had almost 400mm in four hours, and the op shop Grant manages has been flooded. A…| And Anyways...
High above the River Thames they gather: a family that has known disaster and adoration, now with grandchildren who must navigate a changing world. Orchids are not like other plants. Their miniscul…| A Walk with Wildlife
Julie Bullard, inspired by Essex glam, pays homage to Cohen’s childhood babysitter, shot by her own photographic hero| 1854 Photography
In "The Haunted Wood," author and journalist Sam Leith tells the history of children's literature and how it changed as culture changed. The post A History of Children’s Stories: “The Haunted Wood” by Sam Leith appeared first on Tweetspeak Poetry.| Tweetspeak Poetry
Scott Anthony, Deputy Head of the Research & Public History Department at the Science Museum in London, reviews Harriet Atkinson’s book Showing Resistance: Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933–53. The post Book review: <i>Showing Resistance: Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933–53</i>, by Dr Harriet Atkinson appeared first on Science Museum Group Journal.| Articles Archive - Science Museum Group Journal
Sunday March 9, 2025 Today began grey but turned into an absolute belter of an early spring day. The sort of afternoon when the sky is so blue that all the colours pop. The sort of day when it seem…| And Anyways...
Saturday March 8, 2025 Today was a day of two halves. We spent the morning walking around the town and the 13th century town walls, and the afternoon doing faff all. A bit about Tenby’s history… Te…| And Anyways...
Prince of Wales Bridge crossing the River Severn Friday March 7, 2025 We spoke to both Sarah and the friend who was staying at our house this morning. All was okay, but Cyclone Alfred was due Frida…| And Anyways...
Thursday March 6, 2025 Another foggy start this morning, but slightly warmer with positive overnight temperatures – positively balmy, it is. At home they’re now saying Cyclone Alfred will probably …| And Anyways...
Wednesday March 5, 2025 A foggy start this morning clearing to another bright, sunny day for exploring the North Devon coast. First stop this morning was Lynmouth, which is nestled below a really s…| And Anyways...
The recent Supreme Court ruling has merited a discussion on growth and impact of gender ideology on the left, and the importance of defending materialism in the workers' movement.| Challenge Magazine
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 I think I’ve finally caught up on some sleep. Maybe it’s the creaky floors and the fluffy doonas, or maybe it’s just that my body has caught up with the time zone. Who knows,…| And Anyways...
Lulworth Cove Monday March 3, 2025 Despite being exhausted I slept badly last night and was awake from 1.30am. I think I was over-tired (what am I, two?), but I was also worrying about Cyclone Alfr…| And Anyways...
Sunday March 2, 2025 When we woke this morning, it was minus something: a crispy frost on the ground. Grant, Jessie and I drove the short distance to Mark Bennett Patisserie at Broadstone for crois…| And Anyways...
Heathrow to Wimborne via Hungerford, Avebury, Compton Bassett and Hungerford again. 180 miles. This series of posts are directly from my travel journal and form an online record/photo album of our …| And Anyways...
Postman’s Park holds a series of beautiful memorials to Londoners who lost their lives committing heroic acts.| Burials & Beyond
Set up in 1984, the Turner Prize has been awarded to a photographer only once - but Rene Matić has won a nomination aged just 27, for a solo show featuring stacked images, installations, and sound art| 1854 Photography
In "The Hounds of Heaven at My Heels," Robert Waldron imagines the creation of the great late 19th century poem by Francis Thompson. The post Robert Waldron Imagines the Creation of “The Hound of Heaven” appeared first on Tweetspeak Poetry.| Tweetspeak Poetry
Yemen is challenging the most criminal empire in history, the USA, and its UK, European, and Israel lackeys to stop the genocide in Gaza. The post Yemen: “Global Domination” Sunk in the Red Sea appeared first on Syria News.| Syria News
