#TodayILearned that Richard Osman off of Pointless is a brother of Matt (?) Osman out of Suede
And vice versa
#OnThisDay in 2003 Salisbury’s Richard Hill won the Rugby World Cup
#OnThisDay in 1999 Morrissey played at @CityHallSalis
#OnThisDay in 1850, in Salisbury, “A Pope with Cardinals and twelve Bishops was burned in effigy, and the “uncouth pageant” (which was got up by private subscription) had a picturesque effect”
“The wealth we produce is being accumulated by our boss – the modern world’s richest man – while our wages barely keep us afloat”
1 x @CarolineLucas question >6 x @jeremycorbyn questions
#PMQs
#TodayILearned that Gerald Ratner made his ‘its total crap’ speech TWENTY SEVEN YEARS AGO
…and afterwards, backstage, he said that he thought it had gone rather well
(via @cbwallop podcast)
I like #Southampton and I’m sure @SouthamptonCC are doing what they can…….but short of Brands Hatch on a race day, are there any worse places in the country to be a pedestrian?
#OnThisDay in 1845, William Thick was born in Bowerchalke. near Salisbury
He became a sergeant in the @metpoliceuk. He’s best known for being one of the investigators into the Jack the Ripper murders
According the Jack the Ripper wiki, he was known as ‘Johnny Upright’
I know that it doesn’t do any good to hurl insults at people, and it’s a problematic phrase in itself….but I did quite like the description ‘swivel-eyed loons’
Saturday 24th November
#OnThatDay, @thehistoryguy will be signing copies of his book about what happened #OnThisDay in history at @watsalisbury
#TodayILearned that N’Golo Kante has covered the most ground in the Premiership this season
Donald Trump got it right. We need to bui;d a wall along the Wiltshire-Dorset border.
And the mega-rats are going to pay for it.
Apparently the ERG’s failure to drum up 48 letters is a really cunning “tactical move”…..and not just a failure
Clever stuff
I stand with Anneka Rice
“I’m quite old school with a doughnut. I feel they should have jam”
#OnThisDay in 1688 James II arrived in Salisbury.
He was on his way to fight against the Dutch invasion, which was led by his son-in-law Willem of Orange.
James never got any further than Salisbury
#OnThisDay in 2010,the Heritage Lottery Fund announced a grant of £10 million towards the building of the new Stonehenge Visitor Centre
RT @IAmJermainDefoe: I would like to dedicate this amazing day and this OBE to my best friend, Bradley, my family and everyone else behind…
RT @Steve_MSFT: New blog post from @BrucePayette on the 1.0.0 GA of Windows Compatibility module! blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/powershel…
RT @petercmoore: When in Frome, do as the Fromans do.