**What is the state of Britain’s handwriting?**

"_Just one in six Britons (17%) update a personal journal or diary by hand at least a few times a month, while only 7% of the public are handwriting letters that regularly._

https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/52273-what-is-the-state-of-britains-handwriting.

https://www.europesays.com/uk/147056/ Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden fires back at Ofcom after BGT outfits spark 1,000 complaints #AmandaHolden #Britain'sGotTalent #Entertainment #ITV #london #Ofcom #Section:TV:Reality #TV #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/uk/140707/ UK Fraud Cases Jump 12% as Criminals Find New Scams #Britain #England #Fraud #GreatBritain #international #News #NorthernIreland #PYMNTSNews #Scams #Scotland #Security #UK #UKFinance #UnitedKingdom #Wales #What'sHot

**It's Not Just Austen – Posh Accents Are Ruining Period Dramas, Historian Says**

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/not-just-austen-posh-accents-132208449.html.

According to legend, Bladud was a king of Britain who founded the city of Bath. He was also a wizard, and created magic wings to fly. However, like Icarus, Bladud flew too high, and his wings failed, so he fell to his death. His son was Shakespeare's King Lear.

#UK / Israel's "Gaza Aid Plan" designed to force population displacment

British Development Secretary Jenny Chapman expressed concerns that the Israeli-American humanitarian aid distribution plan for Gaza is designed to force population movement.

In this interview with #Haaretz, she criticized #Israel for using starvation as a weapon of war and warned that the new aid distribution system - involving American companies distributing food in organized compounds under Israeli security - may be used to coerce people to relocate.

She states that thousands of trucks full of aid and workers are already available in #Gaza, making a separate distribution network unnecessary.

She also notes that #Britain has frozen free trade agreement negotiations with Israel over the aid restrictions and imposed sanctions on violent settlers, though she avoided giving a clear answer about Netanyahu's potential visit to Britain following the ICC arrest warrant.

https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2025-05-26/ty-article/.premium/00000197-05f7-d211-a5df-1dff78a70000 or https://archive.ph/P5Alx

Note: The lead on Haaretz's web site emphasizes trade negotiations being frozen rather than the core allegations of war crimes - engineered starvation and forced population displacement. The actual headline mentions the displacment.

@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide

According to legend, a herdsman stumbled on a cave in Britain in which King Arthur's warriors had been sleeping for centuries. One of the warriors opened his eyes, and asked if Arthur had returned yet. The terrified herdsman said no, so the warrior went back to sleep.

Was thinking about how #BritishMuslims (and #BritishAsians as a whole) dealt with rise in #racism and #Islamophobia during 2000s - basically they stood firm and said "we're part of #Britain and we're not fucking going anywhere" - and if anything made their presence in society *more* prominent.

It doesn't stop the hate completely, but sheer force of numbers can have an effect (particularly in more multicultural areas).

I guess this is what #trans / #LGBTQIA folk and their allies will increasingly have to do?

(I do appreciate it might be harder as the gammons are more frightened of the Asian and wider ethnic communities as they think there's a lot more "men of fighting age" amongst them whereas they might see queer folk as more of a "soft touch")

**The transatlantic slave trade in Greenwich**

“_Place, legacy and memory – explore the history of transatlantic slavery in London and Greenwich_”

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/transatlantic-slave-trade-greenwich

#History #Histodons #Slavery #UK #UnitedKingdom #Britain #London #Greenwich @histodons

"For people in Ireland, it must feel like history is repeating itself.

Once again, the British authorities get to decide who the terrorists are. Israel can kill 50,000 people and the world stands by, still sending the country arms and trading with it..."

#Ireland #Kneecap #Britain #Israel https://journalofmusic.com/opinion/history-repeats-itself-british-authorities-get-decide-who-terrorists-are

“UK charges Kneecap with ‘terrorism’ on the same day it refused to stop arming #Israel's #genocide”

by Deaglan O’Mulrooney in the spectacle on Substack

@palestine
@israel
@UKLabour

“Instead of defending innocent people or the principles of int’l law they claim to uphold, the powerful in #Britain have a better slaughter & famine in Gaza just as they did in Ireland for centuries. Then, like now, they claim justification”

https://open.substack.com/pub/thespectaclemag/p/uk-charges-kneecap-with-terrorism

“If we had a functioning media, this would have been the front-page of every newspaper in Britain today.” - Matt Kennard, Journalist

https://www.europesays.com/uk/121821/ The UK risks falling apart. Keir Starmer can mend it now – but he doesn’t have much time | Martin Kettle #Britain #England #GreatBritain #NorthernIreland #Scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales

#Palestine / The State of Palestine condemns Israeli assault on a diplomatic delegation in Jenin while they were conducting an investigation into the humanitarian conditions there

Palestine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned an Israeli attack on a diplomatic delegation in Jenin, as a violation of international law and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The delegation was conducting an official mission to assess humanitarian conditions, and the assault targeted accredited diplomats, who are protected under international law. The Ministry demanded accountability for #Israel’s actions and urged the international community to address the aggression against Palestinian civilians and diplomatic personnel.

https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/157599

Haaretz reports that Israeli forces fired toward a delegation of 25 ambassadors and diplomats who were visiting the Jenin refugee camp on Wednesday. The visit was organized by the Palestinian Authority and included representatives from 31 countries, including #Italy, #Canada, #Egypt, #Jordan, and #Britain. The diplomatic mission had coordinated their visit with the Israeli military.

A diplomat who participated in the tour described that the group toured two points, with the second being near a metal gate outside the refugee camp. Eyewitnesses reported that a total of seven warning shots were fired toward the delegation members.

IDF claim that their initial investigation indicated that members of the delegation deviated from the coordinated route and entered an area where they were not permitted to be, which led to warning shots being fired.

Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2025-05-21/ty-article/00000196-f2c5-d85b-af9f-fbcd18e10000 or https://archive.is/Lb9Ry

@palestine
@israel
#IsraelWarCrimes

Canada, Britain, France threaten action if Israel does not stop military offensive and lift aid restrictions https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-aid-military-1.7538495 #cdnpoli #Canada #Britain #France

Sulis, a goddess of healing and curses, is one of the few deities mentioned in surviving British folklore. When Bladud (Britain's mythical wizard-king) discovered some hot springs with healing powers, he built the city of Bath over them, along with a temple to Sulis.

"_Households will be charged £129 less for a typical annual bill from July as the energy price cap is due to fall, according to energy consultants Cornwall Insight._"