Edward II. An eternal reminder of how close we came to having a King Alphonso!

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England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy.

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Things that aren't patriotic: - Racism - Moving abroad for tax purposes Things that are patriotic: - A love and sense of duty to your country, including paying taxes that contribute to it

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The Brexit ‘intellectuals’ have turned out to be the maddest of them all, haven’t they?

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@mrjamesob.bsky.social listening back to today and actually just laughed out loud at car hi-fi. I'll be using that to embarrass the kids.

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