So a source familiar with the charity tells me that the charity has wanted to change the name for a long time, and the change was agreed to only after consultation with trustees, fellows – and as stated by Soames on the website by the family itself
What The Sun is doing is weaponising Churchill to fight its own little culture war. It's they who are doing this and it's literally at odds with what Churchill's own family and the guardians of his legacy want
It's very sordid and guttery
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9/11 is our "where were you when you heard JFK had been shot" isn't it. Felt like the world was ending.
I was on a train when my friend texted me. And then rang me. And then kept texting me updates. It was lunchtime and most of the other passengers seemed to be completely unaware of it. Just carrying on as normal.
Several predictable morons in the thread suggesting that these people deserved to die because of their government and its foreign policy. There really are some fucking morons in this world.
It may be apocryphal but I haven't the heart to check.
Earlier today when I thought I might have to talk about a cartoon referencing Nelson... I started checking the old "blind eye" story.... and well I increasingly believe that literally none of the great stories that happened actually happened.
Follow me down the rabbit hole, as I take a dive into History Reclaimed and the curiously familiar groups that surround it. bylinetimes.com/2021/09/02/pas…
I doubt Farage has read a book in his adult life. He's the classic 'war movie history' historian.
My poor 14 year old daughter tried to watch Darkest Hour the other day only for me to keep interjecting despite my best efforts to zip it. In the end she said "can you please just shut up - it's a film and not your stupid book." And I think she speaks for us all.
What's the worst invention in history - and yes it's (potentially) for a thing.
I don't like superlatives. I suppose 'what's a bad invention that we use' would be better.
I know it's not an invention... but I'm tempted to add Elvis Presley's late 60s film career. Because as I've just been reminded by London Live... it was one of the worst things that ever happened