@michael_hal

Semper Veritas

 London, England
medium.com/@michael_hal
Joined February 2013
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The liberal consensus is cohered around an outdated paradigm of anti-racism, anti-fascism. It doesn't know how to deal with intolerance, religious fundamentalism and sectarianism which are the real challenges to societal cohesion today. We're in a spiral with a clueless elite.
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Tom Slater
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Given cyclists in London now treat even the pavements as cycle lanes this was entirely predictable Anyone who promises to sort out this — plus the scourge of people blaring phones out loud — gets my vote These tossers have been indulged for too long
BBC London
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Cyclists are continuing to ride along the newly pedestrianised section of Oxford Street, despite being asked to dismount. Around seven security staff have been stationed near Oxford Circus, calling out to cyclists to get off their bikes, with mixed success. More on this story ➡️ bbc.in/3W32bbT #OxfordStreet #London #Cycling #Pedestrianisation
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Oldspeak Bookshop 📚
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It's easy to talk bravely when you know you won't be the one added to the meat grinder.
GB News
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‘I am utterly DISGUSTED by your rampant, pathetic cowardice.’ Former Metropolitan Police detective Peter Bleksley BLASTS @alexarmstrong after he suggested he wouldn’t fight for his country.
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West End Girl@BucketsOf_Rain20h
Two things I recommend reading/listening to on the French situation are an article by Julian Jackson and the podcast with @murielzagha. Interesting and informed perspectives on France. You can find both here engelsbergideas.com/

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Engelsberg Ideas is the home to great writing from the world’s leading thinkers. Featuring commentary on history and culture.

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Austin Williams
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“thought-provoking” (Robert Tombs) “fun and challenging” (Paul Embery) "both exhilarating and a little horrifying" (Evan Davis) Now it’s Theodore Dalrymple turn at the Bookshop Barnie, discussing "An Englishman’s Home Is His Car Park" 4 Nov, 7pm. ONLINE eventbrite.com/e/bookshop-ba…

BOOKSHOP BARNIE Theodore Dalrymple's "An Englishman's Home Is His Car Park"

He asks: "How did Britain become a nation addicted to indifference?"This is a humorous but serious examination of Britain's ailments

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Dan Salt
@DanjsaltOct 25
British MP is confused over which country she represents
Apsana Begum MP
@ApsanaBegumMPOct 24
1 in 20 people in Bangladesh live in extreme poverty, facing multifaceted challenges from rising living costs to the climate crisis and more. In Sylhet, the APPG on Bangladesh met former tea garden workers in the minority Urang community, to learn more about them and @BRACworld’s Ultra Poor Graduation approach. Since 2002, this approach offers a time-bound pathway to agency, dignity and control over resources, for those in poverty so entrenched that they would not benefit from micro finance. A trial by the LSE found 95% of participants continued to improve their living standards when measured 11 years after interventions ended.
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Apsara Begum is a UK MP. Due to the huge amounts of post about issues in Bangladesh it is important that her constituents realise she is supposed to be representing them. theyworkforyou.com/mp/25914/apsan…
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Tom Holland
@holland_tomOct 25
RIP Geoffrey Chaucer, whose poetry was a great source of pleasure & inspiration to me during the recent plague years…
Gresham College@GreshamCollegeOct 25
Today is the anniversary of the death of Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English poetry… 📜✨ Historian @holland_tom uncovers the impact of the Black Death on Chaucer’s life, and how it influenced The Canterbury Tales... Watch lecture: gres.hm/pilgrimages-holland @TheRestHistory
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Deranged.
Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו
@netanyahuOct 25
תקראו את הדברים החשובים של יובל בלומברג: מדינת ישראל נמצאת בסכנה קיומית אמיתית ומוחשית. אם האיראנים ישיגו גרעין, שום דבר כבר לא ישנה יותר. הכל כל כך טפל אל מול הסכנה הקיומית של איראן והציר השיעי. הסערות המבוימות והמומצאות חדשות לבקרים נועדו להסיט את תשומת הלב מהדבר האחד שהוא החשוב ביותר: סיום העבודה באיראן. זה נוגע בקיום הפיזי של כל אדם ואדם כאן. יש לנו עוד שנתיים של טראמפ לסיים את העבודה באיראן, ואין לדעת מה יהיה לאחר מכן, אם זו תהיה קמאלה האריס, או תואם מאמדני כלשהו. זה חלון הזמן שנותר לנו כדי להשלים את העבודה הנדרשת כדי להבטיח את הקיום הפיזי שלנו לשנים הבאות. כל משאבי המדינה הנדרשים, צריכים להיות מושקעים במשימה הזו. קטאר, חרדים, אוריך, גיוס, התראות. הכל מסך עשן ענקי כדי להסתיר את הנושא היחיד שניצב מעל כולם בפער. אם יפלו במרכז הארץ שתי פצצות אטום, את מי יעניינו כל סערות הסרק האלה? הדורות הבאים לא יסלחו לנו אם נפספס את חלון ההזדמנויות ההיסטורי שמאפשר לנו לנסות ולהשלים את המשימה הקריטית ביותר שעומדת בפני הדור שלנו. זה לא יקרה עם ראש ממשלה שמוחזק בצווארו על ידי האחים המוסלמים וסייעני הטרור. זה לא יקרה עם ראש ממשלה שלא מסוגל להרים את הטלפון ולנהל שיחה אינטימית רציפה עם טראמפ. זה לא יקרה עם ראש ממשלה שלא מסוגל לעמוד בלחץ של ראיון טלויזיה. השינאה לנתניהו, ככל שהיא עולם ומלואו עבור מחנה שלם, לא תעזור מול הגרעין האיראני. כל אחד שדואג לקיום הפיזי שלו, של משפחתו, ושל אהוביו, ידו צריכה לרעוד לפני שהוא בוחר במישהו שלא יהיה מסוגל להשלים את המשימה, ובכך לדון את עצמו ואת משפחתו לסכנה של שואה שניה, בגלל השינאה הפוליטית שלו או בגלל סערת דמה מטופשת וחסרת חשיבות.
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עדכון: ראש ממשלת ישראל פרסם תמונה של פצצת אטום על תל אביב. אני מבקש להרחיק אותו מהרשתות החברתיות. האיש וסביבתו איבדו את זה. הלחץ גובר. ביום שלישי נחליף את זורעי הפאניקה ונחזיר לישראל את הביטחון והשפיות.
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Alastair Wright@AlastairWrightOct 23
It's the 52 to Crookes! #Sheffield
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Lembit Öpik
@lembitopikOct 25
It’s a shame that stormy weather is a better border guard than the entire Royal Navy and Border Force
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Gift/ The 50 greatest songs of all time, ranked telegraph.co.uk/gift/faa2a16…

The 50 greatest songs of all time, ranked

Music is everywhere, deeply embedded in our everyday lives. These are my 50 greatest songs of our times

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Josh Glancy@joshglancyOct 24
Ahead of Tuesday’s election, I spent the past week driving across Israel and the West Bank, from Lebanon to the gates of Gaza. This is the country I found, frenetic, divided, angry, joyful, messianic and anxious. Its future is up for grabs. thetimes.com/article/b6c68f5…
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Ralph Leonard@buffsoldier_96Oct 24
It was a revolution, or the conclusion & redemption of the English revolution going back to 1640s. 1688 was a transformative moment in world-history; the biggest blow to Catholic absolutism before the French revolution. It confirmed England as a bourgeois state...
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
@daniel_dsj2110Oct 24
FT: "The term Glorious Revolution has gone out of fashion. Was it even a revolution, historians ask." ft.com/content/93a96d46-abf2… The Last Invasion of England — the Dutch armada that built British stability

The Last Invasion of England — the Dutch armada that built British stability

Arthur der Weduwen’s action-packed history takes a fresh look at the strategies, political risks and fake news behind the Glorious Revolution

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If Sally Rooney is 'the voice-of-a- generation' it speaks volumes about that generation and its 'jaded ennui'. @VictoriaPeckham nails the narcissism of Rooney's 'pain-free public martyrdom'. Sally Rooney is not fit to lace Salman Rushdie's boots. thetimes.com/article/1fdd712…
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Also the proscription of Palestine Action has enabled this public martyrdom and tied up the criminal justice system with thousands of absurd cases involving vicars and oaps waving placards. Rescind the ban and expose the hypocrisy of the cultural elite. 👇
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spiked
@spikedonlineOct 24
The anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution shows how far Europe has fallen: buff.ly/NRFV4IV

The anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution shows how far Europe has fallen

Seventy years ago today, Hungarians risked their lives for the very principles French rioters seek to destroy.

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Ross Baglin
@ross_baglinOct 23
Ladies and gentlemen, your government’s MPs now want to tax you to pay foreigners because of your race, while calling you racist. If it was a satire, you would not believe it.
Dawn Butler ✊🏾💙
@DawnButlerBrentOct 23
A stolen watch doesn’t become yours just because you pass it down to your children. So why apply a different rule to stolen labour, wealth and land? Reparations are about inherited benefit and inherited loss. Time doesn’t erase injustice.
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Barry Wall
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Oh just feck off
Mayor's Press Office@LDN_pressofficeOct 23
Replying to @MayorofLondon
@MayorofLondon has announced funding through National Lottery Heritage Fund to create a network of memorials across the capital marking the impact of Transatlantic Slavery. shorturl.at/c18R1

Mayor announces network of Memorials will mark the impact of Transatlantic Slavery

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced that 10 community groups will each receive up to £10,000 to mark the impact of transatlantic slavery and continue work designed to create a...

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spiked
@spikedonlineOct 23
It’s not ‘racist’ to notice that England is undergoing convulsive demographic change. There is no historical precedent for the levels of migration that have been imposed on us – and against our will. The English are disappearing, says Patrick West buff.ly/c2JpUpW

Why the English feel unsettled

That the most common surnames in England are mostly Asian speaks to an unprecedented, convulsive demographic shift.

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Lisa Mckenzie
@redrumlisaOct 23
What did my family of miners, factory workers & peasants steal off Dawn? What have I stolen from a member of the political elite whose entire income comes from everyone else's taxes.
Dawn Butler ✊🏾💙
@DawnButlerBrentOct 23
A stolen watch doesn’t become yours just because you pass it down to your children. So why apply a different rule to stolen labour, wealth and land? Reparations are about inherited benefit and inherited loss. Time doesn’t erase injustice.
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