What a bizarre, eighty-miles-per-hour murder mystery. Could be a 'Knives Out' sequel.
Thanks for the read, Derek.
From my nephew David X:
Short, sweet and to the point (pun intended) 😊
What a bizarre, eighty-miles-per-hour murder mystery. Could be a 'Knives Out' sequel.
Thanks for the read, Derek.
From my nephew David X:
Short, sweet and to the point (pun intended) 😊
The Chief Rabbi was on the Today Program. He does not openly support genocide in Gaza. He does not oppose it. He just plain ignores it and the BBC let him get away with it too.
This is the most morally reprehensible position imaginable.
Discuss.
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"Militant" was the paper which became "The Socialist". In Ireland there is still a paper called "Militant Left" |
In 1969, I received a phone call from Peter Taaffe, the editor in chief of Militant. At the time I was working as a figures clerk in the Ministry of Health. It was the best news I had ever received. I was going to work for Militant as a typesetter and I was going to attend the meetings of the Editorial Board.
I had first met Peter on a train journey to the Labour Party Young Socialist conference. I was frankly overawed and I didn't say very much.
Peter was the voice of Militant. He had the ability to explain Socialist ideas to any audience. He was too old for the Young Socialists but he addressed the fringe meeting of Militant. I had read the Communist Manifesto, Trotsky's Transitional Program and Jack London's "The Iron Heel" so I had some idea about Socialism but Peter brought the ideas to life with passion and also with humour.
The other members of the printing team were Pete Jarvis and Alan Hardman.
Pete was a tireless activist and he had an infectious enthusiasm.
Alan was the man who kept the presses rolling and at the same time he was a remarkable cartoonist. You can Google his cartoons to this very day. Practically every edition of Militant went out with an Alan Hardman cartoon.
During the time I worked for Militant, the government arranged a series of events to keep me interested. I will only mention two. Barbara Castle published "In Place of Strife" which was supposedly going to put an end to strikes. It provoked a massive TUC demonstration and most Militant supporters were involved. To see a government defeated by the trade unions was a lesson that is still relevant today.
The other event was the arrest of five dockers by the Tory government in 1972. The TUC were discussing a general strike but the rank and file took the matter out of their hands. A de facto general strike was gathering pace when the government produced the official solicitor like a rabbit out of a hat and the dockers were released. Again a government defeated by the trade unions but in this case bypassing the official leadership.
It was a great time to be alive and working for Militant was the icing on the cake.
1) Amanda Holden has been a judge in which reality show since the first series?
a) Strictly come dancing b) The X Factor c) Britain's
Got Talent
2) Thomas Savery developed the first commercial pumping device powered by what?
a) solar power b) steam
c) electricity
3) Who was Marc Anthony's love interest?
a) Julius Caesar b)
Cleopatra c)
Calpurnia
4) Which ballet features gingerbread men soldiers?
a) The
Nutcracker b) Romeo and
Juliet c) Swan Lake
5) What name is given to the area under a church?
a) churchyard b)
glebe c) crypt
6) If you are born on 22nd January, your star sign is
a) Aquarius
b) Pisces c) Aries
7) Ben Price played which character in Coronation Street?
a) Todd
Grimshaw b) Nick Tilsley c)
Damon Hay
8) Jonathan Edwards was the first triple jumper to achieve which distance?
a) 16 metres b) 18 metres
c) 20 metres
9) Anakin Skywalker became which villain?
a) Darth Vader
b) Boba Fett c) Emperor Palpatine
10) What tribe sacked Rome in 410 AD?
a) Hun b) Visigoths
c) Gauls
11) What type of film is High Noon (which starred Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly)?
a) Romance b) Sci Fi c) Western
12) Which Old Testment recalls Sarah's pregnancy with Isaac?
a)
Genesis b) Exodus
c) Leviticus
13) Who votes for the winners of the Man of Steel Award?
a) the public
b) the Amateur Athletics Association c) Fellow players
14) What could Jack Sprat's wife not eat?
a) fat b) lean
c) chocolate
15) Which group released "Emotional Rescue"?
a) Paw Patrol b)
The Stones c) The
Beatles
16) Lancia vehicles are manufactured in?
a) Germany b) France c) Italy
17) Where is Worksop?
a) North Yorkshire b) South Yorkshire c)
Nottinghamshire
18) The Roman numerals CD are equal to?
a) 300 b) 400
c) 500
19) Rattan furniture is made from a plant native to?
a) Africa b) Asia
c) South America
20) What name is given to the person in charge of exhibits at a gallery?
a) curator
b) surveyor c) owner
General Knowledge Quiz 45
1) Amanda Holden has been a judge in which reality show since the first series?
a) Strictly come dancing b) The X Factor c) Britain's Got Talent
2) Thomas Savery developed the first commercial pumping device powered by what?
a) solar power b) steam c) electricity
3) Who was Marc Anthony's love interest?
a) Julius Caesar b) Cleopatra c) Calpurnia
4) Which ballet features gingerbread men soldiers?
a) The Nutcracker b) Romeo and Juliet c) Swan Lake
5) What name is given to the area under a church.
a) churchyard b) glebe c) crypt
6) If you are born on 22nd January, your star sign is
a) aquarius b) pisces c) aries
7) Ben Price played which character in Coronation Street?
a) Todd Grimshaw b) Nick Tilsley c) Damon Hay
8) Jonathan Edwards was the first triple jumper to achieve which distance?
a) 16 metres b) 18 metres c) 20 metres
9) Anakin Skywalker became which villain?
a) Darth Vader b) Boba Fett c) Emperor Palpatine
10) What tribe sacked Rome in 410 AD
a) Hun b) Visigoths c) Gauls
11) What type of film is High Noon (which starred Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly)?
a) Romance b) Sci Fi c) Western
12) Which Old Testment recalls Sarah's pregnancy with Isaac?
a) Genesis b) Exodus c) Leviticus
13) Who votes for the winners of the Man of Steel Award?
a) the public b) the Amateur Athletics Association c) Fellow players
14) What could Jack Sprat's wife not eat?
a) fat b) lean c) chocolate
15) Which group released "Emotional Rescue"
a) Paw Patrol b) The Stones c) The Beatles
16) Lancia vehicles are manufactured in
a) Germany b) France c) Italy
17) Where is Worksop?
a) North Yorkshire b) South Yorkshire c) Nottinghamshire
18) The Roman numerals CD are equal to
a) 300 b) 400 c) 500
19) Rattan furniture is made from a plant native to
a) Africa b) Asia c) South America
20) What name is given to the person in charge of exhibits at a gallery?
a) curator b) surveyor c) owner
Please try the questions first. It is more fun that way!
1) What was the hotel in the 2014 film starring Raiph Fiennes?
a) The
Grand Budapest b) The Grand
Baghdad c) The Grand Bombay
2) What is the occupation of someone who collects and maintains historical records?
a) historian b) historicist c) archivist
3) Which desert is the largest in square miles?
a) Sahara
b) Gobi c) Kalahari
4) Who has to blow his horn?
a) Acker Bilk b) Little Boy
Blue c) Humphrey Littleton
5) In which decade was the film "Brassed Off" released?
a)
1970s b) 1980s c) 1990s
6) Bradford is on the edge of
a) pennines
b) mendips c) cheviots
7) Which 1980s sitcom had the characters William and Hester Fields?
a)
The Fields of Yorkshire b) Fresh fields
c) Head for the Hills
8) Which catch-phrase is associated with Paul Daniels?
a) You
will like this, not a lot b)
they don't like it up 'em c) I 'ate you Butler
9) Which catch-phrase is associated with Corporal Jones?
a) You will
like this, not a lot b) they don't like it up 'em
c) I 'ate you Butler
10) Which catch-phrase is associated with Blakey from "On the Buses"?
a) You will like this, not a lot b) they don't like
it up 'em c) I 'ate you Butler
11) From which language do we get the term "contretemps"
a)
French b) Latin c)
Italian
12) What is the name of the fort in Camberwick Green?
a) Pippin
Fort b) Fort Worth c) Fort
Knox
13) In which decade was Alfed Hitchcock's Spellbound released?
a) 1930s b) 1940s c)
1950s (=1945)
14) What is the maximum number of players in a game of croquet?
a) two
b) three c) four
15) In which county is Bromsgrove?
a) Kent b) Surrey c) Worcestershire
16) What was never won by a faint heart?
a) a battle b) a
fair lady c) a game of chess
17) Here we go round the mulbery WHAT?
a) bush b)
flower c) pub
18) Who led the Carthaginian expedition against Rome?
a) Hannibal
b) Lector c) Scipio
19) On a standard keyboard which key is immediately to the left of D?
a)
A b) S c)F
20) Which sauce is traditionally served with roast pork?
a) mint b)
apple c) pineapple
General Knowledge Quiz 43
1) What was the hotel in the 2014 film starring Raiph Fiennes?
a) The Grand Budapest b) The Grand Baghdad c) The Grand Bombay
2) What is the occupation of someone who collects and maintains historical records?
a) historian b) historicist c) archivist
3) Which desert is the largest in square miles?
a) Sahara b) Gobi c) Kalahari
4) Who has to blow his horn?
a) Acker Bilk b) Little Boy Blue c) Humphrey Littleton
5) In which decade was the film "Brassed Off" released?
a) 1970s b) 1980s c) 1990s
6) Bradford is on the edge of
a) pennines b) mendips c) cheviots
7) Which 1980s sitcom had the characters William and Hester Fields?
a) The Fields of Yorkshire b) Fresh fields c) Head for the Hills
8) Which catch-phrase is associated with Paul Daniels?
a) You will like this, not a lot b) they don't like it up 'em c) I 'ate you Butler
9) Which catch-phrase is associated with Corporal Jones?
a) You will like this, not a lot b) they don't like it up 'em c) I 'ate you Butler
10) Which catch-phrase is associated with Blakey from "On the Buses"?
a) You will like this, not a lot b) they don't like it up 'em c) I 'ate you Butler
11) From which language do we get the term "contretemps"
a) French b) Latin c) Italian
12) What is the name of the fort in Camberwick Green
a) Pippin Fort b) Fort Worth c) Fort Knox
13) In which decade was Alfed Hitchcock's Spellbound released?
a) 1930s b) 1940s c) 1950s (=1945)
14) What is the maximum number of players in a game of croquet?
a) two b) three c) four
15) In which county is Bromsgrove?
a) Kent b) Surrey c) Worcestershire
16) What was never won by a faint heart?
a) a battle b) a fair lady c) a game of chess
17) Here we go round the mulbery WHAT?
a) bush b) flower c) pub
18) Who led the Carthaginian expedition against Rome?
a) Hannibal b) Lector c) Scipio
19) On a standard keyboard which key is immediately to the left of D?
a) A b) S c)F
20) Which sauce is traditionally served with roast pork?
a) mint b) apple c) pineapple
1) Amanda Holden has been a judge in which reality show since the first series?
a) Strictly come dancing b) The X Factor c) Britain's
Got Talent
2) Thomas Savery developed the first commercial pumping device powered by what?
a) solar power b) steam
c) electricity
3) Who was Marc Anthony's love interest?
a) Julius Caesar b)
Cleopatra c)
Calpurnia
4) Which ballet features gingerbread men soldiers?
a) The
Nutcracker b) Romeo and
Juliet c) Swan Lake
5) What name is given to the area under a church?
a) churchyard b)
glebe c) crypt
6) If you are born on 22nd January, your star sign is...
a) aquarius
b) pisces c) aries
7) Ben Price played which character in Coronation Street?
a) Todd
Grimshaw b) Nick Tilsley c)
Damon Hay
8) Jonathan Edwards was the first triple jumper to achieve which distance?
a) 16 metres b) 18 metres
c) 20 metres
9) Anakin Skywalker became which villain?
a) Darth Vader b) Boba
Fett c) Emperor Palpatine
10) What tribe sacked Rome in 410 AD?
a) Hun b) Visigoths
c) Gauls
11) What type of film is High Noon (which starred Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly)?
a) Romance b) Sci Fi c) Western
12) Which Old Testment recalls Sarah's pregnancy with Isaac?
a)
Genesis b) Exodus
c) Leviticus
13) Who votes for the winners of the Man of Steel Award?
a) the public
b) the Amateur Athletics Association c) Fello
w players
14) What could Jack Sprat's wife not eat?
a) fat b) lean
c) chocolate
15) Which group released "Emotional Rescue"
a) Paw Patrol b)
The Stones c) The
Beatles
16) Lancia vehicles are manufactured in
a) Germany b) France c) Italy
17) Where is Worksop?
a) North Yorkshire b) South Yorkshire c)
Nottinghamshire
18) The Roman numerals CD are equal to
a) 300 b) 400
c) 500
19) Rattan furniture is made from a plant native to
a) Africa b) Asia
c) South America
20) What name is given to the person in charge of exhibits at a gallery?
a) curator
b) surveyor c) owner
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1) Amanda Holden has been a judge in which reality show since the first series?
a) Strictly come dancing b) The X Factor c)
Britain's Got Talent
2) Thomas Savery developed the first commercial pumping device powered by what?
a) solar power b) steam c) electricity
3) Who was Marc Anthony's love interest?
a) Julius Caesar b)
Cleopatra c) Calpurnia
4) Which ballet features gingerbread men soldiers?
a) The
Nutcracker b) Romeo and Juliet c) Swan Lake
5) What name is given to the area under a church
a) churchyard b)
glebe c) crypt
6) If you are born on 22nd January, your star sign is
a) aquarius b) pisces c) aries
7) Ben Price played which character in Coronation Street?
a) Todd Grimshaw b) Nick Tilsley c) Damon Hay
8) Jonathan Edwards was the first triple jumper to achieve which
distance?
a) 16 metres b) 18 metres c) 20 metres
9) Anakin Skywalker became which villain?
a) Darth Vader b) Boba Fett c) Emperor Palpatine
10) What tribe sacked Rome in 410 AD
a) Hun b) Visigoths c) Gauls
11) What type of film is High Noon (which starred Gary Cooper and
Grace Kelly)?
a) Romance b) Sci Fi c) Western
12) Which Old Testment recalls Sarah's pregnancy with Isaac?
a) Genesis b) Exodus c) Leviticus
13) Who votes for the winners of the Man of Steel Award?
a) the public b) the Amateur Athletics Association c) Fellow players
14) What could Jack Sprat's wife not eat?
a) fat b) lean c) chocolate
15) Which group released "Emotional Rescue"
a) Paw Patrol b) The Stones c) The Beatles
16) Lancia vehicles are manufactured in
a) Germany b) France c) Italy
17) Where is Worksop?
a) North Yorkshire b) South Yorkshire c) Nottinghamshire
18) The Roman numerals CD are equal to
a) 300 b) 400 c) 500
19) Rattan furniture is made from a plant native to
a) Africa b) Asia c) South America
20) What name is given to the person in charge of exhibits at a
gallery?
a) curator b) surveyor c) owner
A key feature of government policy is to deport migrants to Rwanda. Racists in the UK are expected to applaud this and vote Tory.
Rwanda, according to Human Rights Watch, used arbitrary detention and torture. What must appeal to Suella Braverman is that they also arrest any opposition leaders.
Several people with whom the Africa Justice Foundation charity worked are now key members of President Paul Kagame’s government and are involved in the UK’s £140m deal to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Suella Braverman was a founder member of this charity.
How anybody can reject the Devil and all his works and vote Tory is a mystery.
However their failure to do this could have two beneficial consequences.
1) people could stop buying those products.
2) people could start doing the Maths for themselves.