The Worst Of History: Part 11 – The Spanish Flu
The First World War stands as one of the deadliest anthropogenic events (events originating from humans) of all time with as many as 22 million...
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The Worst Of History: Part 10 – Dick Turpin
“I spend my cash on looking flash and grabbing your attention” is the opening line of ‘Stand And Deliver’ by Adam & The Ants. In...
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The Worst Of History: Part 9 – The Rwandan Genocide
The UK Conservative government courted controversy (let’s be honest, when haven’t they?) in April 2022 when a deal was revealed for the deportation of asylum-seeking...
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UK: Rwanda Plan is UNLAWFUL; 5 Times UK Courts Ruled Against Government
On June 29th, the Court of Appeals ruled that the government’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is incompatible with the European Convention of Human...
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The Worst Of History: Part 7 – The Aberfan Disaster
As much as it pains me to say it as an Englishman, Wales truly is one of the great countries of the world. A quaint...
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The Worst Of History: Part 6 – The Lobotomy
It is with welcome arms that science has come on in leaps and bounds since “the good old days”. No longer do people use mercury...
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History: 5 Funerals of Historical Figures That No-One Showed Up To
Historical Figures Funerals; The Beatles’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’, written by Paul McCartney, the eponymous character is said to have: “Died in the church and was buried...
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10 Festive Fallacies & Christmas Misconceptions
Christmas is arguably the single most important day of the year in the modern era. A commercial holiday, December 25th is almost university celebrated and...
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History: 10 Religious Misconceptions & Godly Fallacies
I think we can all agree that religion is very silly – many people argue over the realism of gods they invented. Of course, it...
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UK History: “The Sun” – How It Shapes The UK Election Process
The phrase is that “no publicity is bad publicity,” although these might disagree. Britain’s free press is a staple of journalism, in which various papers back...