Monthly Archives: July 2024

The Oath Of Allegiance…And Other Nonsense

29th September 1969. Seems a million years away. My first job as a Clerical Officer with Belfast Corporation as it was then called. The new recruits were sitting in the Council Chamber and a lady called Sandra put a small … Continue reading

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The Incredible Shrinking “United Kingdom”

How many constituencies are in the “United Kingdom”? Well if we look at Wikipedia, an impeccable source for everything…it is 650. But I dispute this. There are in reality just 643, Seven constituencies elected a MP who will not be … Continue reading

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It Was Eighteen Elections…Not One…And Ninety Proxy Elections.

The General Election. The Headline Well, it was actually eighteen different elections ….and the British one and it does not really matter. As a spectator sport, it was of course great to see the Conservatives get humiliated, But in the … Continue reading

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