November Quiz
This month’s quiz has 2 rounds, testing how much you know about Government finances and General Knowledge. Feedback on questions and format appreciated. [quiz-cat id=”1817″] [quiz-cat id=”1740″]
Culture
Fact or Fiction 2 | The quiz
Yesterdays blog was all about the real and the fake, fact and fiction: I thought it would be fun to follow it up with a quiz. I have a minor obsession with knowing stuff, and being able to organise it in my head, mostly in chronological order. I am not sure if this is just … Read more
Graphs or Illustrations?
One of my readers asked if the blogs could have fewer graphs and charts and more drawings and illustrations. I had a go at doing some drawings for the last blog, but didn’t think they were serious enough The Cod Wars Conflict with Albania [crowdsignal poll=0]
Donald Trump & Brexit | A massive conspiracy?
I love conspiracy theories. From the novels of Thomas Pynchon to websites with names like Above Top Secret I find them endlessly entertaining. I just don’t believe in them. Don’t get me wrong, I think that from time to time conspiracies do happen, but they tend to be limited, temporary and hard to conceal. In … Read more
Peterloo anniversary | My family history and C19th electoral reform
This week is the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo massacre. It was Britain’s Tiananmen Square, with pro-democracy demonstrators facing off against the military, on St Peter’s Fields in Manchester, 16th August 1819. My great-great-great Grandfather was in the front line of the demonstrators and an eye witness to the violence. If you know a lot … Read more