Tube on strike, I dawdled to Paddington on Friday. Passing the old wrought iron sign for Pizza Express, I was reminded of an event 30+ years ago, when I got caught up in a drama that resulted in a divorce, two marriages and many changed lives.
It began with a heart attack 🧵
Edward Colston's statue being dragged through the streets and thrown into the harbour where his slave ships docked was a more meaningful act of historical education than anything achieved in the 125 years it stood untroubled in Bristol.
covid may be an airborne pathogen but it's a vascular disease that also attacks other organs and brain and i really wish public health messaging made that more clear instead of only focusing on initial respiratory symptoms
Well, the Nationality and Borders Bill has been forced through where British citizens can have their citizenship stripped away with warning or indeed without them even knowing. 21st century Britain. ☹️😒
@JayHulmePoet But wait do you then trim the actual wick? Because that’s what often leads to tunnelling in the first place (should be 5mm long max, this wick looks like an excessively long boi)
If you want to know someone’s ethnicity ask them “What’s your ethnicity?” Ask exactly what you mean so they don’t have to go through 3 rounds of awkward questioning just to get the information you were curious about.
If you want to know someone’s ethnicity ask them “What’s your ethnicity?” Ask exactly what you mean so they don’t have to go through 3 rounds of awkward questioning just to get the information you were curious about.