maarsen Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 10 hours ago, Fragile Bird said: I know him for The 39 Steps, but from the old movie, I haven’t read the book. He was the Governor General of Canada! How did you not read the book in high school? I had to and I am just a wee bit younger than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 30 minutes ago, maarsen said: How did you not read the book in high school? I had to and I am just a wee bit younger than you. Maybe because I was too busy reading Agatha Christie and Isaac Asimov? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Rippounet said: This begs the question though: how did Thatcher (and all the subsequent free market fuckery) happen? A combination of several factors: In 1975, she was literally the only person within the Tories willing to challenge a man who had lost three out of four elections. She then proceeded to win elections. The breakdown of the post-war consensus provided an opening for Something Different. Even the non-Thatcherites within the Tories were on board with Doing Something about the unions. Thatcher the person is more complicated than folk memories suggest (she opposed rail privatisation) The Old Guard within the party still didn't like her very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 13 hours ago, Blue Roses said: Read Greenmantle by John Buchan. I seem to remember the first 20 pages was just an unending stream of racial abuse, some of it so obscure I had to look it up. Not great on google! It took me years before I realised that the character of Scudder in Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps was supposed to be a parody of anti-semitism, rather than a reflection of the author. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 https://www.cityam.com/government-faces-lawsuit-over-108m-ppe-contract-with-pest-control-firm/ Quote The government is facing legal action after awarding an £108m contract formpersonal protective equipment (PPE) to a pest control company worth just over £19,000. TThe Good Law Project today files legal proceedings against the gover over its multimill-pound deal with Peatfox - which has just 16 staff - tomprovide equipment such as gowns and face masks to the NHS. ARTICLE CONTINUES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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