Mark Westcott

Ponderer, wanderer, wonderer. Makes TV shows, otherwise found writing books for children of all ages. Veteran. British and European.

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@nicksortor Nick, Germany was blocked from rearming for a decade after the Second World War. It’s only really been building up forces since re-unification. It is still banned by treaty from NBC capabilities, but it is re-emerging as a conventional military power. Have you been?

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@FarmGirlCarrie I’m a Brit. It was fine, you are celebrating 250 years of independence and that’s why he was there. I thought you put on a great show.

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@GladysGist3 @DemetriusRO6 Kenya is an independent republic, with a President. Its people are not subjects of ‘the Crown’ whatever you imagine that might be and it is a member of the Commonwealth because it chooses to be.

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@OctopusEnergy @OctopusEnergy Due to a crossed meter issue at our property that you still haven’t resolved in almost a year, this all seems irrelevant. Not good for the other meter holder who is, presumably, paying someone else’s bill.

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@mattyglesias Apparently, the plinth is filled with Virginian soil so he always stands on US ground.

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@London_W4 That’s Shelduck Holmes, on the case of The Speckled Hen.

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@TimelessTrvlr London. We don’t have a car so I walk, cycle or use public transport. We have lost Zipcar, which is a big setback for the city in my view. For longer trips, rail or car hire.

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@SoVeryBritish Easy now, you’ll have someone’s eye out!

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@BigBensw7 @narindertweets Sorry, I could wang on all day!

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@BigBensw7 @narindertweets 😂

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@BigBensw7 @narindertweets Europe at that time was enthralled by ‘the east’ and it is very likely that Nelson, whilst not a Muslim himself, said ‘kismet’, a Turkish word for fate, and not ‘kiss me’ in his dying words to Hardy.

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@narindertweets @BigBensw7 @narindertweets It was, in effect, a gift from one empire to another to commemorate the defeat of a third wouldn’t you say?

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@narindertweets @BigBensw7 On the statue’s hat is the standard naval officers’ cockade of the time. It’s a symbol of loyalty to the Hanoverian king and not the chelengk, although he did wear that at times. Pedantic I know. Nelson’s actual chelengk was stolen from Greenwich in 1951 and never recovered btw.

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@NoContextBrits It has to be back bacon with a UK fry up, but I prefer crispy streaky bacon with scrambled eggs. I don’t think back bacon works with a US breakfast however, streaky bacon with pancakes and syrup and eggs over medium for me.

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@Phil71427755 @lady_valor_07 I used to phone my now wife if I’d been on one. She ask me the nearest street sign then navigate me to the best tube to get me home - hoping autopilot would then kick in!

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@femalebodybuil6 Saab

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@Phil71427755 @lady_valor_07 I live in London. It’s great, and that bus is actually en route to close to my house.

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@JaxIsImmortal @Aestheticsn1 Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy. The food there is superb yes.

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@badgerbob8 @Aestheticsn1 Blackburn has a cathedral - not quite the equal of Lincoln, but not bad for a non city. York has a minster. Durham, a cathedral.

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@Justsayingcats @Discworld101 @Aestheticsn1 OK, let’s take Bolton out of my list and put Salford in instead.