#Britain

Yahya Birt

YBirt

Book to hear me tomorrow at 6pm talking @MACFESTUK about my new book, “Islam in Victorian Liverpool”, out soon with @claritasbooks, co-authored with R. Macnamara and M.Z. Maksudoğlu. 1/9 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/macfest2021-islam

Zeena Starbuck

zeenastarbuck

A serious query: were cows in nineteenth century Britain as rectangular shaped as painters envisioned them? The first painting is of the Craven Heifer who is, according to the BBC,

TrueSay

TrueSayGB

Ashley Banjo has had a tough life.He grew up in east London; with his two parents. His dad was a boxer and his mother was in the Royal Ballet. Truly

Matt Goodwin

GoodwinMJ

I think this one question tells us a great deal about British politics and where we are today:Between Boris Johnson & Keir Starmer, who best stands up for the interests

Jon Steinsson

JonSteinsson

Charitable interpretation of MMT: 1) Phillips curve is very flat, 2) Government debt limit is very high (say 500% of GDP) so shadow value of fiscal space is low, 3)

Peter McKeever

petermckeever

Poppies .... . The poppy as a symbol has been hijacked by the right for a the romance of war. To remind the public there are others and those who

The Telegraph

Telegraph

How coronavirus is worsening Britain’s racial wealth gap*a thread*Since coronavirus hit Britain, BAME people have been more likely than most to lose their income, fall behind on bills or have

Michael McDowell

Mik3Mcdowell

How French Colonialism destabilized modern Lebanon (and why this petition is horrid): a threadhttps://twitter.com/nptluiromulus/status/1291361201994309633 This began with the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire via the Allied powers. Two of t

Bryan MacDonald

27khv

Okay, this is a big deal: Leaked files suggest the British government has been running a covert, multi million pound, 'info war' campaign since 2017 to co-opt Russian-language anti-Kremlin media

Mieczysławslist 🇵🇱

nowylist

S.447, the Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today act, report was released by the US state department yesterday.https://pl.usembassy.gov/just_act_report_poland/ In this thread I will highlight the most interesting parts of the report.Thi

Russ

RussInCheshire

Just because.Here's an interesting story about the first ever newspaper published in Britain. It may take a few tweets, but what else are you doing on a Wednesday night? Shut

Resolution Foundation

resfoundation

Today we have published new research exploring the distribution of wealth between ethnic groups in Great Britain. A short thread with the highlights follows....https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/a-gap-that-wont-close/ Huge we

Nick Dearden

nickdearden75

Global South countries tell the WTO: we must suspend trade rules on patents if we’re to deal with #COVID19. Rich countries reply: ‘no, no, you’ll be totally fine, don’t worry’.

The New York Times

nytimes

In its efforts to procure supplies to fight the coronavirus, Britain has awarded thousands of contracts worth billions of dollars. Much of that money has gone to politically connected companies,

Paul Eastwood

pauleastwd

A brief history of the rise and fall of coal in the UK, and also a timeline of UK power generation, by @RobinMcKie.- First large-scale use of coal- First civil

Polly Mackenzie

pollymackenzie

What brings Priti Patel and PPE procurement together? Other than the letter P?Govt is making similar excuses: It was a crisis. Policies were urgent. I'm demanding. It matters too much

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