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I haven’t posted an interview this week because I haven’t had chance to send any questionnaires out, so look out for another one next week. Instead, because I haven’t published a history themed post here for a while, here’s one I made earlier.

A famous scene from the Bayeaux Tapestry which depicts the Normans taking [...]

In common with a lot of people in the UK, I’ve been watching the US healthcare debate with mounting bewilderment and indignation, particularly because of the allegations being made about the UK National Health Service (NHS). Over the last week or so, I’ve seen ever more bizarre claims being made about it’s inadequacies, which [...]

Woe to you, oh Earth and Sea,
for the Devil sends the beast with wrath,
because he knows the time is short…
Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast
for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six.
– Revelations 13:18
The only bit of the Bible I can quote, [...]

An interesting read, even if it did make me feel rather elderly. To this list I will add a few UK entries:
Todays school leavers -
- Were born 4 to 6 years after the Falklands War
- Can barely remember Margaret Thatcher and probably find her about as relevant as Queen Victoria
- Watch the tv series [...]