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Remarkable how many clever people suddenly realise that actually, they never understood the jokes they told, the same jokes that everyone laughed at and which paid their salaries.
#davidwalliams #RussellBrand .
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'Thames Wharf.' (c1930) James Bateman's work is a particular favourite of mine. He was an English painter and engraver specialising in agricultural topics, rural subjects and mostly pastoral landscapes.
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We did the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Race on Maiden, they moved the race to leave out SA to protest Apartheid. This meant we did the longest, most dangerous leg in the race ever; 7,400 miles through the Southern Ocean. These men can't even boycott a match; pathetic!
Some of England and Scotland’s top male cricketers have signed up to play in the Afghanistan Premier League Twenty20 tournament despite the ECB urging them to think about their daughters, sisters or mothers.
In Afghanistan women and girls are prohibited from playing sport, one of many human rights abuses inflicted on females by the Taliban rulers. The Afghanistan Twenty20 League matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates, and while it is yet to receive the go ahead from the International Cricket Council it is very likely to be approved.
The captain of the Afghanistan women’s cricket team, Nahida Sapan, told the BBC Stumped podcast: ‘For five years, girls in Afghanistan have been denied the right to play cricket and many other basic rights. Foreign players had a real opportunity to stand with millions of Afghan women and girls by choosing not to participate.’
The men who are listed to play in the tournament are Moeen Ali, Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Tymal Mills, Tom Moores, Olly Stone, Chris Wood, Luke Wood (England), and George Munsey (Scotland).
Women’s Rights Network supports the women of Afghanistan. Our Afghan Women merchandise raises funds for educational projects for women and girls in Afghanistan.
Link in the next post.
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In the aftermath of the First World War, two nurses established a Catholic community in the Cotswolds and had a charming little church built for them. A century later, we have been able to repair and redecorate the church.
1/11
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A moment to note something.
This - and the work on Brand- can’t be replaced by AI, however sophisticated. It can’t be replaced by content creators
It takes teamwork, painstaking quiet work over long period, and the conviction to take on the legal risk.
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Scottish rapper Darren McGarvey is renouncing his honorary degree from Abertay University following a row over its decision to host Justice for Innocent Men Scotland.
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On 11 November 1920, King George V unveiled the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, in memory of those who died in the First World War. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the monument was unveiled as the nation observed a two-minute silence. Later that day, the Unknown Warrior was buried in Westminster Abbey.
#RemembranceDay #WW1 #BritishHistory
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Oh, I'm tired of the noise and the turmoil of battle,
And I'm even upset by the lowing of cattle,
And the clang of' the bluebells is death to my liver,
And the roar of the dandelion gives me a shiver,
Give me Peace; that is all, that is all that I seek…
~A.A.Milne #ArmisticeDay
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'Now that the year grows wearisome with age
And days grow short and nights excessive long...'
Tonight's the eve of Martinmas, a festival to cheer the lengthening winter nights. John Clare's 'St Martin's Eve' describes a merry party, playing games and getting tipsy by the fire!
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I’ve only just found this - it’s quite short but makes some important points, notably how unethical it is for HCPs to transfer responsibility for self-advocacy to vulnerable pts - a comment with which I find it hard to disagree
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Today is Martinmas, the feast of St Martin of Tours, a major festival in medieval Europe which heralded the approach of winter with fire and feasting.
St Martin is the patron saint of soldiers, often shown sharing his cloak with a poor man to protect him from the winter cold.
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Hello again here for a few before lunch
Alan Parry
English painter of very beautiful gardens and landscapes
I haven’t seen these two before so pleased to find and post
@helen_warlow
#Art
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That liminal space between glimmering sun on shimmering sand in cold north Norfolk this afternoon.
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Delicate colour before sunrise on a misty morning a few days ago. Photo taken from St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.
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John Singer Sargent's 'Two Soldiers at Arras,' (1918) was study for a painting but never completed; the soldier on the right is wearing a gas mask while the figure on the left has his hand over his eyes, underlining the dangers of exposure to toxic gas during WW1.
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I will be doing a timeline post for every English king from Alfred to Richard III. So far I've done Alfred and Edward The Elder. I think it's a good way of helping people to learn the essential events of each reign.
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This ⬇️ - the sentencing remarks were imho a model of transparency and clarity
Judge who sentenced Russell Brand praised for dispelling rape myths
Criminal Bar Association and campaigners hail Mr Justice Bennathan for delivering remarks with ‘piercing clarity’
Andrew Thomas KC, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association, and Kama Melly KC, its vice-chair, said: “We welcome the piercing clarity of the judge’s statement. Myths about rape and sexual assault must play no part in our culture or in our courtrooms. Raping or sexually assaulting someone is a crime, and blame lies entirely with the perpetrator.
“Victims of sexual violence should know that when they go to the prosecution authorities, their evidence will be judged fairly and properly. As the verdicts in Russell Brand’s case show, a properly directed jury will not be put off by a defendant’s appeal to rape myths.”
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