Julia Iball
@juliaiball.bsky.social
History lover, especially Ancient Greek and Roman. Lives in Oxfordshire and loves the countryside
Someone has forgotten who the Immigration Minister was when this man arrived and was given leave to remain. A certain Mr Jenrick.
Back to the Cast Gallery @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social! Looking forward to lots of tours over the summer 🙂
Dan Rather represents an era when journalism wasn't as polarized into political groups. I miss those days. 😭
Another sensational bit of journalism from the Dail Mail as they lie about EU regs, which will require orange marmalade, currently labelled as orange marmalade, to be re-labelled as... er... orange marmalade.
Marmalade will not have to be renamed due to EU rules, despite claims from senior Tory and Reform politicians. Who would have guessed.. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Turns out marmalade won't have to be renamed despite Reform claims
The new rule was introduced because some EU countries use 'marmalade' and 'jam' interchangeably - and is intended to protect the distinctiveness of Paddington's favourite spread
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Looking back fondly on this quote Mandelson gave me last September
Cat Neilan@catneilan.bsky.social · 11mo ago"I do not, and have never, lobbied government on behalf of any commercial interest," he added.
Ran into @bigissue.com vendor Richard in London today and had to get my hands on the bumper Christmas copy ! Plenty to leaf through over the break , get yours while you can . . .
They didn't want my blood, but they probably want yours! I went to give blood today, but due to a v minor medical issue they couldn't take it. Yet they told me they do need donors. As I couldn't help by giving, instead, I thought i'd publicise this... www.blood.co.uk
Strange that Kemi Badenoch only manages to find her voice on grooming gangs now, after being an MP for 8 years, including time as Minister For Children & Families then Minister for Women and Equalities.
Professor #MaryBeard helped celebrate 100 years of the Friends of the Bodleian in iconic style by delivering their much anticipated Annual Lecture, on the theme 'Risky encounters: the library in fact and fiction'. Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAz....
If you’re doing an exciting dig, please get in touch - and we’re interested in post-ex stories too. This is a chance to showcase your work, your discoveries and your passion on BBC Two, sharing UK archaeology with wide audiences here and abroad. Contact us: digging@rare-tv.com
If you’re watching Ancient Greece on @channel4.bsky.social right now - here’s Theodoros Papakostas on insta: www.instagram.com/archaeostory...
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Dancing horses and a dodgy Venus: why Derbyshire’s Bolsover Castle is my wonder of the world | Lucy Worsley
Dancing horses and a dodgy Venus: why Derbyshire’s Bolsover Castle is my wonder of the world | Lucy Worsley
This is a very English wonder, fusing the arcane symbolism of northern England with then modern ideas from Renaissance Italy Bolsover Castle, topped with turrets, sits at the crest of a hill with the best view in Derbyshire. You could be forgiven for…
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I am missing a blue sky ☀️ fingers crossed 🤞🏼 we will see one soon. Ely Cathedral from the east. Ely, Cambridgeshire
Pompeii excavation unearths private spa for wooing wealthy guests
Pompeii excavation unearths private spa for wooing wealthy guests
Thermal bath complex is latest discovery among ruins of Italian city destroyed by Vesuvius eruption in AD79 A large and sophisticated thermal bath complex that was believed to have been used by its owner to woo well-heeled guests has been discovered…
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Probably just me, but I'm struggling to remember any of the times Kemi Badenoch called for an inquiry into grooming gangs when she was Minister for Women and Equality.