Historian of UK-Israel relations, British decline, and propaganda. Hittites. Blues harmonica. Aberystwyth Cricket Club. Just posting stuff that interests me really.
James Vaughan
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At moments of crisis, leaders have a responsibility to speak to, and for, their country.
The PM should be on the airwaves, telling the stories of the children, teenagers and families who have been burned out of their homes; naming those responsible; and leading a national fightback against them.
The Far Right riot in Belfast last night was nothing less than “a race-based pogrom”, Belfast MP and leader of the SDLP Claire Hanna said.
The mob hunted down non-whites and set fire to their homes.
Carl Whyte, a local councillor, called it “a hard Far Right element”.
On one street, hundreds of masked men carrying bottles and bricks set bins on fire and shouted "foreigners out", our reporter says.
We need leaders who can spell out what's happening clearly and with force.
Keith Piper, 1969-2026
edgbaston.com/news/keith-p....
Gangs of racist thugs burning people out of their homes in Belfast? Echoes of Bombay Street...
Sam Freedman
See also Uruguay. Maybe more accurate to say England aren’t favourites cos there are other, better teams in the competition?
Such sad news about Keith Piper. RIP.
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www.history.co.uk/articles/193...
So it turns out that one of Britain’s sleazier pornographers, mocked as such on Brass Eye nearly 30 years ago, turns out to have been a total wrong ‘un the whole time. Amazing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
James Vaughan
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is saddened to learn of the passing of Bears wicketkeeper-batsman Keith Piper at the age of 56.
An Iraqi soccer player was detained for hours when he arrived here for the World Cup.
A Somali referee was outright denied entry.
Iran's team is not allowed to stay in the U.S.
The World Cup is supposed to bring the world together. Instead, Trump is using it as an excuse to be racist and cruel.
