Helen Dale
Australian literature's lone classical liberal. Hack lawyer. Miles Franklin Award winner. 'Kingdom of the Wicked' out now. R/T ≠ endorsement. 🏳️🌈
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Margaret Atwood Wrote a Great Novel. Unfortunately, Her Fans Turned It Into a Cult
Among the notable cultural events of the last decade, one must count the emergence of the Handmaid’s Tale franchise: the hit television series loosely based on the 1985 dystopian novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, the novel’s return to...
So what should Labour do now?
The UK’s Labour Party is starting to pick up the pieces after an epic defeat – leaderless, rudderless, and to be frank rather desperate. ...
Helen Dale
No idea who wrote this; it comes via @GCharing & is an almighty boot up Labour's bum (extremely thoughtful & well-written, too). publicpolicypast.blogspot.com/2020/01/so-wha… pic.twitter.com/wOu1wosKYZ
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$19,500 raised in one day for Target employee shamed by lunatic journalist
A Target employee named Tori was shamed by a malicious journalist over the price of an electric toothbrush. The internet raised $19,500 for her vacation.
Delingpod 52: Laurence Fox
Delingpod 52 Yorkshireman Laurence Fox, player of princes, kings, Nazis, captains, and cops, explains why he hates indoctrination, why we must have diversity...
r/relationship_advice - My (36F) husband (41M) has some disturbing requests for after he's passed away.
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How to impeach a US president
The Speaker of the US the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has signed the articles of impeachment passed by the … Continue reading "How to impeach a US president"
From Corbynista to Conservative
I really liked Jeremy Corbyn. When I was campaigning against the invasion of Iraq, he was a hero for me. Watching the dishonesty and malpractice in the
Helen Dale
This piece, by a Momentum activist who finished up voting Tory, is a extraordinary portrait of the extent of the rot.
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Tales of wombat 'heroes' have gone viral. Unfortunately, they're not entirely true
Wombats can emerge as accidental heroes during a bushfire.
Rare and heavy Snow covers Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Weather extremes aren't caused by increasing –& wholly beneficial– CO2 levels. No, it isn’t you or me that’s causing this climate shift, it’s the sun.
Ethnicity pay gaps in Great Britain - Office for National Statistics
Ethnicity pay gap regression results for 2018 across different ethnicity breakdowns using the Annual Population Survey
Helen Dale
Some data from the ONS. Yes the people making this argument are innumerate, but one must try. The “white privilege” claim does not apply in the UK. ons.gov.uk/employmentandl… pic.twitter.com/OLXfyiilA7
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Incredible, secret firefighting mission saves famous 'dinosaur trees'
Firefighters were lowered by helicopter into a secret gorge to save the last remaining stand of Wollemi pine from the ferocious Gospers Mountain fire.
Free Exchange: Asa Bennett on the politics of Ancient Rome
For the latest episode of Free Exchange we’re stepping back into antiquity for a look at political life in Ancient Rome. Our guest is the Daily Telegraph political journalist and Classics enthusiast Asa Bennett, who has just written a book entitled...
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Helen Dale
#AuthorsForFireys I may be in Blighty these days but I was born in Oz & most of my awards are from there. If you’d like to bid for signed copies of Book I & II of Kingdom of the Wicked, I’ll post them to the winner from here. This is how the system works: authorsforfireys.wixsite.com/website/about-… pic.twitter.com/7sZeV5s6v0
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An invitation to Nicola Sturgeon: Will the SNP take part in building a federal UK?
Nicola Sturgeon feels she has the initiative. The SNP returned its second best result in last month’s general election, so … Continue reading "An invitation to Nicola Sturgeon: Will the SNP take part in building a federal UK?"
Man needed liver transplant after eating wild mushroom
Doctor warns growing interest in collecting wild mushrooms may not be matched by awareness of risk of poisoning
Misleading maps of Australia fires go viral
Maps of Australia's fire crisis are spreading on social media but many are misleading.
Helen Dale
Piece in the previous tweet is from a local paper; some of the best coverage has been regional. That said, the BBC has done away with its usual “spiders & snakes” Australian coverage & been really stellar. This piece is a good example (via @SimonMagus)
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