Historian. Exeter/Zürich. Author of Age of Hope: Labour, 1945, and the Birth of Modern Britain. Co-host of Churchill: The Finest Half Hour (on Spotify, Apple, & YouTube).
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Churchill's relationship with Ireland and Irish politics was complex and controversial.
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Sorry but this is just flat out racism. One of the main things which Refugee Week activities do is break down barriers in communities to help reduce tensions, that's good for everyone. Cancelling funding for Refugee Week doesn't "put British people first" in any way.
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“The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations And Religions” - George Washington, 1783
“You have been turned down by Milli Vanilli” - America, 2026
Breaking NYT:
In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior Navy admirals.
The decision appears driven by his anti-diversity stance.
Why is the universities crisis being ignored?
Essential piece by @gsoh31.bsky.social for Arguably on the “grim dribbling away of one of Britain's great triumphs and economic advantages” – and why so few politicians seem to care. www.arguably.uk/p/the-quiet-...
Happening next week!
Don't miss a fascinating free evening talk about the experience of Nazi slave labourers on the Channel Islands
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Milli Vanilli singer Jodie Rocco told AP that neither she, her sister Linda Rocco nor any of the other group members had been asked to come
“My sister and I were shocked to see our name, ‘Milli Vanilli’, as one of the performers,” Jodie Rocco said
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Locally-funded events will still go ahead after the council withdraws government allocated cash.
The featured performers for The Great American State Fair on the National Mall:
-Vanilla Ice
-Martina McBride
-Young MC
-C+C Music Factory
-Milli Vanilli
-The Commodores
- Morris Day & The Time
- Flo Rida
-Bret Michaels
Image: Visual by Martina Monti, Credit Getty Images. Retrieved from Euroactiv.W Mitchel StuffersAssistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter From E…
The 8,000 slave labourers who passed through Alderney during the course of the war were witnesses to much of what was happening on the island while it was in the hands of German forces.
Find out more about their experiences at an evening talk by Prof Gilly Carr
Join us for a special presentation by Dr Gilly Carr highlighting aspects of our newest exhibition Nazi Slave Labour: Perpetrators and Victims.
