William Rispin

Former PhD Student in French at the University of Warwick. My book: The French Centre Right and the Challenges of a Party System in Transition is out now

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@fugitiveink Lovely photo, but isn't that just Spoon's normal expression?

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@tc1415 And Sturgeon has flown South

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@93vintagejones Calm down Sir Humphrey!

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@DrFrancisYoung Certainly seems to be stretching things a bit too far

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@HiddenYorkshire I thought it was this explanation that inspired Shania Twain to write her song "Man! A seal like a woman."

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@MinooFramroze Sadly, if I remember correctly, he was not chosen by Cromwell to be the model of a modern major general.

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@tc1415 Thank you very much! I have learnt something tonight

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@HiddenYorkshire Guessing that the light bulb one is "Only Juan" but that probably says something about my knowledge of awful jokes

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@CapelLofft "Kids, let me teach you about the Papal Schism. Now, who wants to be the Roman Pope and who wants to be the Avignon Pope?

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@CapelLofft Correct, hence why his last two prime ministers have been people whose career is largely behind them - Barnier and Bayrou.

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@fugitiveink Is Spoon a supporter of York or Lancaster?

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@HiddenYorkshire We had that version in Hull, so it certainly spread across Yorkshire

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@militaryhistori @MichaelLCrick Surely as a former serviceman and celebrated military historian, when the sad day comes, you will "Go West" or did I just read too many Biggles books as a child?

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@93vintagejones The best cartoons are the ones where they have to label the characters

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@HiddenYorkshire Can we have this tweet as a pre-battle General's speech?

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@fugitiveink Spoon seems to be reminding you that it is not Twelfth Night yet, and that cats remain the masters and humans the servants. Hope you have a merry Christmas.

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@fugitiveink Has Spoon just remembered that he is yet to start his Christmas shopping?

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@HiddenYorkshire When I was in Sheffield a few years ago some Derby fans were singing "This place is a shithole, I want to go home" and when they had exhausted that song, changed to "Derby's a shithole, I don't want to go home." Everyone was happy.

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@JackTindale Thought this was the Emperor Augustus speaking for a minute