Did you know that the Coronation Spoon was originally used by King George IV during a heroin bender at Windsor castle in 1828?

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theshovel.com.au/2023/05/05/you… 11am GMT: The King arrives at Westminster Abbey on a horse-drawn carriage. This follows a tradition first begun by Henry III after he found it typically fucking impossible to get an Uber in central London on a Saturday morning

Now that we know the government spends its time trawling through The Shovel’s tweets, we’re going to start posting some data that it might find useful ... Fewer than 10% of aged care workers are vaccinated