Same here, generally shorter, harder lives.
Scottish independence: 19 October 2023 proposed as date for referendum I don't think it will go as far but 'The UK government said it would...
Notes are standard, with generic bridges and windows representing different architectural eras. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_euro_note It's...
They were a proper currency EUR, not GBP. (Probably because the EUR 500 note makes it easier to carry a larger amount, it is the currency of...
I'm liking that Mick Lynch from the RMT Union. He'll be on Question Time (edit tomorrow) I might even tune in. I've only ever really watched it a...
I was going to say maths never got me anywhere, but a good mark in a college maths exam definitely helped me get onto a subsequent course, which...
England playing Italy behind closed doors in Wolverhampton tonight as a punishment for the crowd trouble at the Euro finals last year. It's a bit odd.
That anti slavery group received foreign governmental funding from: https://www.antislavery.org/about-us/our-funders/ The European Commission,...
You have to admire all the pomp and ceremony... of a tory party leadership heave
As it happens the speaker of the house of commons is a good example to British voters of what an elected president in their parliamentary system...
Selling a vote would be the other one, vote for me and I will promote you.
The optimist? in me would hope that a similar campaign would not materialise. Irish nationalism over the generations has always had a relative...
If the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland feels there may be a majority in favour of unification they should call a referendum under the...
Meanwhile in Northern Ireland - what a difference a week makes. Monday - unionists were complaining about the perceived lack of coverage of their...
Galway, I haven't been to Dublin in years.
Enjoying your four day weekend folks? I was in town on Thursday and noticed a lot more Northern, Scottish, English accents than usual. Wales...
The UK has been standardising towards metric since the 1880s... It isn't some new phenomenon. It's been legal to sell in metric weight in the UK...
https://www.heywhatsthat.com/ A tool to see what peaks are visible from a given point.
The seed potato problem was flagged well in advance. Growing more seed here seems to be the medium term solution. And yes it is a direct...
The process of standardisation and metrification in the UK started shortly after the Second World War and before the UK joined the EEC - it wasn't...
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