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03/11/2014

Once More Unto the Rain and British News Channels

I’ve made it back to England in one piece – not even a in-suitcase breakage – and am remembering the art of removing Wellington boots. Should ‘Wellington’ be capitalised? I’ve also been re-learning the TV news, which is different from BBC app news insofar as I can exit the app with a flick of my… Continue reading

Fuckin’ Idiots, Holidays, November 2014, Photogenius, Zakynthos

‘Sun Sex and Suspicious Parents’, EU, idiots reading tabloids, Indifferent Ignorance, Laganas, McDonald’s, news, Zakynthos
17/09/2014

Possibly My Last Ever Post from a Unified UK! Or Not!

You guys, this could be my last ever post this side of the Union! The next time I write, one quarter of my nationality (ethnic background? Family history?) might be foreign. Which would take my total amount of Britishness down to… like, a quarter. I’m not actually sure. Independence could cause a bit of confusion in… Continue reading

Government and Politics, September 2014, THE WORLD *head in hands*

devolution, Edinburgh Fringe, EU, Hogmanay, Indifferent Ignorance, politicians, Scottish independence, Scottish referendum, SNP, sovereign states, UN
10/01/2014

The Six O’Clock News: a Quick Lesson Borrowed from an Actual Lesson

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DISCUSS., Government and Politics, January 2014, Paywall, School, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

Boris Johnson dancing, ECSC, EU, European Union, Government and Plotics A Level, history, Indifferent Ignorance, learning stuff on a Friday night is fun, news, Politics, The Six O’Clock News

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EU

Once More Unto the Rain and British News Channels

Possibly My Last Ever Post from a Unified UK! Or Not!

The Six O’Clock News: a Quick Lesson Borrowed from an Actual Lesson