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Bit quiet isn't he? theguardian.com/world/2008/m…
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If you’re outraged about 31yr old Russell Brand dating a 16 year old, stay tuned for 33yr old Noel Fielding dating a 16yr old when she was still in Yr 11.
Whom he met after a gig with… Russell Brand.
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Just a few things on the moments silence at Celtic park today:
1. It lasted not even 10 second.
2. It was pitched as a moments silence for the victims of ‘all conflicts’ around the world. Especially ex-Celtic players.
3. It was still boo’d for the entire duration.
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Cannot believe the guy who used a tax payer-funded BBC chauffeur to pick up his 16-year-old girlfriend from school when she was still in uniform and he was 29 years old turned out to be a rapist. I mean where were the signs?
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Five weeks ago, the most serious riot in a Scottish prison in a decade occurred, and the Government kept it a secret.
The riot involved 30 inmates and required officers from four other prisons to restore order.
There was significant damage caused, and multiple prison officers were injured as a result.
Yet, it was only because of the BBC that MSPs found out.
Today I questioned the Cabinet Secretary on why the Government withheld this information from MSPs.
I will keep this vague for obvious reasons but I once happened upon a film location for something that Russell Brand was filming and spoke to the owner of the location and he told me that brand was hitting on his two teenage daughters. Hope he rots in jail.
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Here again is @PeterTatchell arguing that 9 year old children benefit from being raped by adult men. Now ask yourself: why would a man like this support a bill that will alienate kids from their loving, supportive parents?
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It’s the anniversary of Rangers stunning Leeds in the European Cup in 1992:
So much to see here:
- Mark Hateley’s magnificent mullet
- An all-time classic Rangers kit
- Brilliant Brian Moore commentary
- A diving header for the ages from Ally McCoist
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Okay, let’s tackle the $45 trillion LIE properly. British India:
Growth deposits within the Imperial banking system sat at 1.19 (Rs billion) in 1870. This increased to 7.88 in 1939.
Between 1896-1913 annually, financial savings were 2-3 % GNI. By 1940-46, this increased to 3.3%.
When Britain arrived to the subcontinent, formal education was virtually 0%. In 1891-92 primary school education was 8.1%. By 1947, this rose to 43%. Secondary schools & colleges were 2,133 in 1881, rising to 4,904 by 1921-1922.
Interest rates for peasant loans were 30-40% in the early 1770s. This decreased to 10-37% for 1930-35.
In 1886, irrigation in British India was 23,098,822 acres. This increased to 51,317,373 acres in 1936. Cultivated agricultural areas were 237,249 square miles in 1870 & 401,368 square miles by 1939.
Irrigated & cultivated land sat at 12.4% in 1885-86, rising to 22.1% in 1938-39.
Railway route miles totalled 838 miles in 1860. By 1940, it was 41,852 miles.
The population was 170 million in 1750; it was 425 million by 1950.
Death rates in 1881-91 sat at 40-42 per 1000. By 1931-41 this dropped to 30-32 per 1000. From 1941-51, another drop to 25 per 1000.
Child labour employment in factories was 6% in 1891, dropping to 0.6% by 1938. In 1850, factory employment was near zero, rising to 2 million by 1940.
Now, on the matter of the wretched slave trade. Two articles I previously wrote:
The fact that collapses the case for slavery reparations
spectator.com/article/the-fa…
Britain’s remarkable fight to end the slave trade
spectator.com/article/britai…
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Sources regarding India:
Basu, Aparna. 1974. The Growth of Education and Political Development in India, 1898-1920. Bombay: Oxford University Press.
Chaudhary, Latika, Bishnupriya Gupta, Tirthankar Roy, and Anand V Swamy. 2015. A New Economic History of Colonial India. Routledge.
Lalvani, Kartar. 2016. The Making of India : The Untold Story of British Enterprise. London, England: Bloomsbury.
Masani, Zareer. 2022. “The British Raj: An Assessment.” In Ethics of Empire. Oxford.
Roy, Tirthankar. 2011. The Economic History of India, 1857-1947. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press.
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I want every MSP to take a IQ test. Results will confirm the majority of Scotlands electorate they are thick as Feck.
