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[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Not many people these days know that the British Empire was the driving force behind ending the vast majority of global slavery.

Slavery or de facto slavery was standard practice throughout the world from the dawn of civilization until a few hundred years ago. It is even discussed at length in the Bible, for example.

[ThinkingWest @thinkingwest]

The British Empire was, in some ways, a force for good.

In many places it occupied it:

-raised the standard of living
-developed infrastructure
-promoted education

It also single-handedly ended slavery for much of the world…🧵(thread)

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@daveatherton Isn't it time the UK authorised the use of water cannons?

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@BBCNewsbeat @BBCNews Yes. One of my team (21) was pinged, felt rough, had PCR which returned positive. Then I was pinged instructing me to isolate for 8 days. Work phone, can't uninstall as work in care homes, pre-schools, etc.
I had no symptoms, double jabbed and negative PCR!!

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@RealTimVine Do you always bring vegetables into the conversation?

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@BBCNews Snuck in back of car as last time, used a cab and got fleeced!!

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@Sharmisthra @afneil @spectator What sort of image was shown to the pupils to cause this reaction? I take it that the lesson was part of the curriculum so should be ok in an RE context.

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@Airylawyer @trad_revival Well, the pen has always been mightier than the sword 😜

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@onthetoolstv Skanska are doing it
https://t.co/79jYXgWNT0

[Skanska UK @SkanskaUKplc]

Our industry is changing & it’s fantastic to see more women working on major infrastructure projects, says Lana Salih, Skanska’s Managing Quantity Surveyor working on our HS2 Main Works contract #IWD2021

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@KingBobIIV This probably explains it best:
Yes, Minister on smoking 😀🚬
https://t.co/2E2BZT0HQJ

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Brilliant!!
https://t.co/uugk5eI10x

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@berniespofforth @KingBobIIV Was it flipped due to heavy shelling 😀

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@BorgJonny @Tknightsy @theJeremyVine Me too! I was expecting people to be crabby, but they've clammed up.

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@itvwestcountry I would expect that just about every military and sea service officer of that era had connections to the British Empire

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@pritipatel Legalise, tax & regulate. Ben Elton's excellent book High Society gives a blueprint, including Pros and Cons

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@itvwestcountry That's terrible news to hear. It's good that there's a Nightingale Hospital at Bristol UWE, built for just this type of emergency. Let's hope it can be used.

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@RealTimVine Is that your real hat......??

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@KingBobIIV Happy New Year to you and your family

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@BBCNews But Jools Holland and Rick Wakeman. Just excellent 😄😄