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Thatcherite.
Reclaim Doggerland.
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@driftingsnake @lyrasie Can't forget Rennifer Longwaters too as a illegitimate yet potential claimant

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@driftingsnake @lyrasie Assuming the Mad King play is accurate it discounts Jon as R+L never married, Stannis and Shereen get discounted as R'hllor worshipers, Deanerys is discounted as being female and Young Griff turns out to be neither Aegon VI or a Blackfyre: Bloodraven is now the legitimate King.

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@CruzandoR @Dev_2000AD @nonregemesse Also when Bran is having visions of the past he see's what I believe is meant to be his father and aunt Lyanna fighting with sticks in a yard but at first he thinks the boy must have been him, so certainly still looks similar to Ned.

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@CruzandoR @Dev_2000AD @nonregemesse She certainly has grey eyes since Theon kept thinking Jeynes eyes were brown which the wrong colour to be Aryas. I'm pretty sure she has brown hair too since Jeyne also does which Theon doesn't think is out of place.

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@quinnthegm Dream of Spring clearly coming soon, Winds of Winter imminent. 77 could be a reference to 7/7 books.

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@KhyleMedany @PalmyrPar I believe the one on the left is the old design, while the ones on the right are the new designs for both the classic and zero sugar versions, one with a very subtle black line and the zero sugar branding in silver

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The result of this - other than the high profile bankruptcies - is going to be that large organisations stop employing different categories of staff, especially lower down the skill chain. There will be an explosion of outsourcing and agency-based employment.

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Insane equal value suits, but on race-based grounds too. Incredible parting gift from Keir.

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@millie141414 @ShipleyWrites In my experience with the NHS, (international) agency staff quality is dreadful compared to the general ward teams. Importing cheaper services from abroad comes with lower quality and outcomes for patents, which isn't something that's clear to the government managerial class.

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@UnderSneege @299792458MaxHH @SO3_Clausewitz I was going to try messaging you directly for your appearance on it, that and @PMarlowe1939 ones were incredibly insightful. 😭

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@299792458MaxHH @SO3_Clausewitz Yeah, on all platforms it seems. I hope someone made archives.

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@nonregemesse @The_Wisco_Hawk @dgjones It turns out I already have a copy of both, but thanks for the offer.

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@dickgoldstonmp @Haryan_Glaeddyv Glaehaddi 👀

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@nonregemesse @The_Wisco_Hawk @dgjones I haven't read any other biographys on Edward III to be fair so I probably don't have the most balanced perspective, but I found it a fun read anyway

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@nonregemesse @The_Wisco_Hawk @dgjones But Edward II was still alive in Italy!!!!

[🏛 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 🏛 @nonregemesse]

Today in 1377 saw the death of 𝐄𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐈𝐈𝐈, the greatest king of England!

> Led a coup against his father’s killer to seize power at 16.

> Once held a banquet and sat his prisoners, the kings of Scotland and France, on either side of him.

> Descended from all the glory of Europe from Charlemagne to the emperors of the east Roman Empire.

> Defeated the Scots at Hallidon Hill and created the dismounted men-at-arms & longbowmen tactics used later on.

> Destroyed the French fleet in daring raids and at Sluys to ensure the war ensuing would take place in France.

> Ruled for 50 years of internal peace

> Defeated the French at Sluys, Crécy wnd Calais and the Spanish at Winchelsea.

> Captured Calais after a year long siege and famously spared the citizens at the behest of his Queen.

> When he heard the French were trying to bribe their way into Calais he and a small force snuck in disguised as ordinary knights to ‘prepare a crafty welcome for the French’.

> Battered Eustace de Ribemont trying to sneak Calais and rewarded him with his freedom and a chaplet of pearls as a gift.

> Chased the French out of Calais and ran into a much larger force he turned to small band of archers, lifted his visor and said ‘do your best, archers, I am Edward of Windsor!’ and then charged the enemy against impossible odds.

> Created the Most Noble Order of the Garter which still exists today.

> When deadly plague struck he did his best to show his people that he would not be perturbed and continued to hold tournaments.

> Instituted legal reforms and under his reign the term ‘due process’ was used for the first time in legislation.

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@nonregemesse @The_Wisco_Hawk @dgjones Ian Mortimers biography on him is my favourite history book I've read, although maybe the subject helps carry it.

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@goodmaxxedfyre @Milksteak23 @Haryan_Glaeddyv Some council tax cutting ideas which didn't work because of the ever increasing offloaded statutory burdens like social care councils aren't allowed to cut. US doge seems to have had more backfires rather then just not working.

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@old_dwayne @rebane2001 I can never remember whether I have a pair of wh-1000xm4s, or wf-1000xm4s