UK
The UK is a country made up of other countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Particularly in the context of history, it’s often called Britain. It’s notorious for the history of British colonisation and imperialism. I visited in 2016 and felt curiously like I was visiting some far-flung part of Australia, but considering we’re one of the countries they colonised, that shouldn’t be too surprising! My own family background is also mostly British, and the cultural similarities are still present.
Wiki
- : 📺 Doctor Who: Doctor Who is a long-running science fiction TV show on the BBC. It’s positioned as a “family …
- : 🪴 BBC: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a publicly-owned media giant in Britain. Largely funded by the licence …
- : 💬 English: English is a Germanic language with approx. 373 million native speakers and 1.08 billion L2 speakers, making it the most …
- : 👮 “spycops” controversy: The “spycops” controversy refers to an operation conducted by police in the UK, where they assigned …
- : 🪴 Keir Starmer: Keir Starmer is the right-wing current leader of the British Labour Party who ousted the left-wing Jeremy Corbyn and …
- : 🪴 London Bridge: London Bridge is the name of a series of bridges in London that have been built in roughly the exact same spot. The …
- : 📺 Blake’s 7: Blake’s 7 is a science fiction TV show produced by the BBC between 1978–1981. Four series of 13 episodes were made …
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Links
- : 🇬🇧 Link: “‘Dirty wee torturers’: Northern Irish man tells of British army abuse during Troubles”
- : 📦 Link: “There is a decision being made about you in this box, but you’re not allowed to look inside”
- : 🇮🇱 Link: “The Queen is dead, but her colonial legacy lives on in Israel-Palestine”
- : 💬 Link: “A Brief History of Dik”
- : 🇬🇧 Link: “Republican protesters arrested at King Charles proclamations”
- : 🇬🇧 Link: “How Socialists Should Think About National Independence Struggles”
- : 🏘 Link: “Fifty-year mortgages that you pass on to your children – the new plan to boost home ownership”
- : 🇬🇧 Link: “Should class snobbery be banned?”
- : 🇬🇧 Link: “‘I don’t want to live in a society where people are kidnapped from their homes’: the neighbours fighting immigration raids”
- : 🏫 Link: “The Stepney schoolchildren’s strike, 1971”
- : 🇬🇧 Link: “MI5 agent used secret status to terrorise girlfriend”
- : 👮 Link: “British Police Have Disturbingly Deceived Many Activists Into Romantic Relationships”
- : 🏫 Link: “No to the Cane”
- : 📚 Link: “Please don’t let anyone Americanise it!”
- : 🏏 Link: “Is English cricket's class and race problem behind their dismal Ashes defeat?”
- : 🇬🇧 Link: “Revealed: UK Gov't Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Chat Privacy”
- : 🇬🇧 Link: “BBC licence fee to be abolished in 2027 and funding frozen”
- : 🧶 Link: “British diver Tom Daley knits dog jumper and cosy for Olympic Games gold medal”
- : 📺 Link: “Dirty Feed – Northern Star” by John Hoare
- : 🇱🇰 Link: “DFAT urged to retract 'inaccurate' report saying Sri Lankans face low torture risk, following UK court finding”
- : 📺 Link: “Roughly 3,000 Words on Yes Minister Pilot Edits” by John Hoare
- : 👮 Link: “Britain’s Government Has Decided No One Should Police the Police”
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Jessica Smith is a socialist and a feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.