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Matthew Kilburn@matthewkilburn.bsky.social |
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Freelance writer and editor - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Doctor Who Magazine, academic research and editing - and Alzheimer's carer. Ex-History of Parliament, also liable to write about North-East England and Oxford as well as television.
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Matthew Kilburn
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At least one London Borough maintains 'County of Middlesex' signs on its border where relevant, or at least did well after 1965 - Hounslow, I think. But Middlesex's purchase on collective identities is, I'm sure you're right, diminishing.
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Jonn Elledge
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THE ELECTION IS OVER! I CAN PRIORITISE SPURIOUS NONSENSE AGAIN! So this week's newsletter contains -a discussion of the quesitonable ontological status of Middlsex; -some notes on the world's fattest parrot. But also yes some election fallout stuff, sorry.
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Matthew Kilburn
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A distinguished cast known from Androzani to Zanak.
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Matthew Kilburn
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I had a think about this when doing the special edition production notes. Something about the postcolonial moment.
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What if a parliamentary candidate did not exist?
The latest odd constitutional law question which nobody has really thought of asking before
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/what-if-a-...
Non-Substack:
davidallengreen.com/2024/07/what...
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Matthew Kilburn
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On Swords and Pink Ribbon - MPs are spun tales of having somewhere to hang their swords, but they shouldn't believe them historyofparliamentblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/05/o...
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Philip Purser-Hallard
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Bit of nerd humour for a Monday morning.
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Matthew Kilburn
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Brilliant. There is more going on than I could find - though I find Chibnall era stories more opaque than others.
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James Cooray Smith
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buttondown.email/cooray_smith... A guest post is the first of three Psychic Papers this week, as Phil Purser Hallard takes us back to It Takes You Away. Take it away, Phil!
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Matthew Kilburn
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I loathed football growing up, and indeed all sport; I can watch some of it now (helpful when keeping an elderly all-round sportsman father company) but some I still find at best very odd.
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Matthew Kilburn
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...but otherwise there is little about 1813 to be learned from Rogue, but a lot of questions about layers of interpretation and current Doctor Who's decision to fixate on the most current period drama (itself an alt-universe fantasy). We are visiting several 1813s at once. 2/2
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Matthew Kilburn
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This is a brilliant engagement with the social etiquette which I'm not at all sure of; I indulged the duchess's acceptance of Ruby by deciding that the duchess knows Collins's Peerage and the local families backwards and is intrigued by the imposter who will be exposed by and by... 1/2
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Dr CJ Readioff
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Delighted to have been invited to review another #DoctorWho episode for @bsecs.bsky.social Criticks!
There was a lot I loved about the episode (sumptuous costumes, a thrilling romance...) but nonetheless a good deal of room for improvement:
www.bsecs.org.uk/criticks-rev...
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Sean Jones
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Listening to James Timpson's interview, it is clear that he would like to see a sea-change in sentencing policy. That will not be his remit, but if the new PM supports such a change, I think it would have very significant ramifications for our political culture. Let me explain. /1
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Matthew Kilburn
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I thought so! The loss of nerve was disappointing.
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Matthew Kilburn
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When he becomes bored with a toy which refuses to become his fast route to a global financial services monopoly.
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Matthew Kilburn
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Keeping the Twitter faith.
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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra
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I’m not saying that my Tory-voting town has taken the outcome of the General Election badly, but
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Matthew Kilburn
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Welcome back Jacqui and Douglas... and I hope Matthew Pennycook can follow through with his proposed abolition of leasehold.
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Matthew Kilburn
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My father has just expressed a similar opinion.
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Matthew Kilburn
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I am younger than the prime minister once more, after two years of feeling ancient.
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Matthew Kilburn
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It is too great a geographical distortion.
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Matthew Kilburn
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I have switched over, and then back.
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Matthew Kilburn
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There we are - but the election ticker shouldn't have to fight with a world news one. We can have both!
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Matthew Kilburn
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I might return in a few minutes.
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Matthew Kilburn
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Not keen on the hex map.
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Matthew Kilburn
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Kay I don't mind. Beth is sometimes too aggressively sceptical about everything. But they have remembered how to present results on screen, which the BBC have forgotten.
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Matthew Kilburn
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Defecting to Sky's election coverage after the BBC miss another count (Harrogate and Knaresborough). They have a virtual Keir Starmer in the studio, ready to carry the real one off to the plastic gallery in Madame Tussauds.
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Matthew Kilburn
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We've been assuming the same.
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Matthew Kilburn
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Appalling but not too surprising, sadly.
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Matthew Kilburn
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Mrs Bridgeman of Fallodon, enjoying her moment.
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Matthew Kilburn
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Frightening swings to Reform coming in in the early seats.
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Anne Billson
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Happy 100th birthday Eva Marie Saint! www.theguardian.com/film/article...
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Santiago Jones
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He’s making a list, He’s checking it twice, He’s extensively modelling a series of exit polls and extrapolating electoral outcomes. Professor Sir John Curtice is coming to town.
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Matthew Kilburn
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My prophecy was spoiled by BBC News ending the Ten o'clock News with it.
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Matthew Kilburn
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This is one reason why the spoken introduction is never played.
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Matthew Kilburn
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Only twenty-four hours to Wakeman (if watching on BBC One).
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Juliet E McKenna
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If you're in the UK, reading the press coverage of the general election, and thinking 'yay, it's going to be like 1997 on Friday', take a moment to remember 1992. If you don't recall, find someone who does. Go out and vote tomorrow. Every vote matters. Tell your friends and get them voting too!
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Steven Flanagan
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And this is the law, I will maintain Until my dying day, Sir, That whatsoever King may reign, I'll be the Vicar of Bray, Sir!
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Matthew Kilburn
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As for the 'Shorts to work' juxtaposition... are we meant to think Boris has a view?
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Simon Threadgold
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Associated Press: Biden says he will 'respect the limits of power,' after Supreme Court immunity ruling. And because my brain operates on one track and one track only:
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Matthew Kilburn
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Depressing.
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Victorian Commons
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It’s 2 days until polling day and our Victorian elections countdown is almost over. 2. Did you know that until 1885, most constituencies elected more than one MP? Find out more about the implications of multi-member seats in our new blog. victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2024/07/02/e...
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Mark Chadbourn
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Morning, Bluesky. Two days and a wake-up until the start of much-needed change in the UK. As there’s some confusion, here’s a tactical voting guide from The Progressive Alliance. Everywhere not mentioned, it’s safe to vote Labour.
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Matthew Kilburn
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I'm sure that there was an online edition of the Diary of Joseph Farington, a revised text of the Yale edition, and I've used it in the last few years; but it has disappeared from the Internet. #historiansproblems
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Matthew Kilburn
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I've found Davey's profile higher than Denyer's too.
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Matthew Kilburn
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Until Rishi goes to the palace to resign. There is then a gap (as short as possible) before Keir goes to kiss hands.
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Matthew Kilburn
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It practically casts Starmer as conservative patriot icon. Curious.
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Matthew Kilburn
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I did not know about the Hindi connection. Thank you.
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Matthew Kilburn
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Oh fantastic.
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