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John Bull
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We haven't just been at war with Luxembourg, we owe the formation of the modern British state to it

France annexes Luxembourg in 1684 panicking England/Netherlands into an alliance

4yrs on English Protestants want a new King and oh hey! Our Dutch allies have this William guy...
But yes, technically same side by Waterloo as Luxembourg is released by France under the terms of the Treaty of Vienna and becomes an autonomous state under a personal union with the Netherlands.

Luxemburgians fought at Waterloo as part of the Dutch contingent.
Indeed as Luxemburgians fought for Napoleon in a number of his campaigns it's entirely possible those particular veterans felt the call of the Eagle in 1815 and fought for the Emperor too.

Although that would have been as individuals, not as the state.
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John Bull
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Obviously things are crazy on this side of the pond today, but it is worth stopping briefly and remembering that it is ALSO the anniversary of 9/11.

Solidarity to New Yorkers, from this Londoner, and to Americans from your British cousins.
Actually, I want to add something to this.

When the London bombings happened in 2005, I was living in New York, on my own.

I remember waking up to the news, and being in absolute horror, shock and anger. I felt like a part of my soul had been ripped out.
But it was also really weird, because I also woke to messages from all my friends saying they were okay and - of course - it was just a regular working day in New York so, well, I just went to work.

What else was I going to do?
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John Bull
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Right. I'm home. Will grab booze and then let's get this evening's Parliament season finale going.
Back in time for DIVIIIIIISON. #timing
Have eaten some lemon drizzle cake.

Meanwhile ORDEEEERRR
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Says he's doing it to make sure THIS Parliament picks the speaker, not the next one.

This is important to avoid the decision being made by new MPs:

"vulnerable to undue institutional influence."

He continues:

"We would not want anyone to be whipped senseless, would we?"
Says MPs need to remember that they reprsent the people:

"Not as delegates, but as representatives, to do what THEY believe is right for this country.

We degrade this parliament, at its peril."
Speaker gets a standing ovation from the opposition benches, and those Tories with any fucking element of respect.

The Tory front bench and ERG remain seated, like the shits they are.
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