Monthly Archives: November 2014

My Top 5 Black Fridays – in chronological order.

Posted on November 28, 2014 by cosmopolitanscum

  PS There is a theme. Can you spot it? 1.  Friday 18th November 1910. 300 suffragettes from  Women’s Social and Political Union protested at Prime Minister Henry Asquith’s decision to shelve the Conciliation Bill, which would have extended the vote to … Continue reading →

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Things That Are Not Mosques. No 35343. A Polish Church.

Posted on November 27, 2014 by cosmopolitanscum

In the UK the Twitter the hashtag #thingsthatarenotmosques is trending because a member of the UK independence party press team suggested a poll about their credentials as a party of government was biased because it was taking place outside a … Continue reading →

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History Plays a Double Hand

Posted on November 25, 2014 by cosmopolitanscum

I have recently enjoyed dipping into Love Goes to Buildings on Fire by Will Hermes – a book about the overlap between the different music scenes in New York in the mid seventies. But I only sampled the book, thanks largely to … Continue reading →

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