Phil Myers Keir Starmer Ed Milliband....Angela Rayner.....we'd be better with a duvet
For once I am gutted we’ve been proved right. It’s heartening to see Angela Rayner putting up a fight for her old Dept. And Michael Gove proving he was a more radical reformer than Labour
Susannah Rayner Nick Hughes: Rhubba Niall Ferguson BBC For goodness sake, history is important as we should (though rarely do) allow it to guide us to a better future. Is dirty, complex, often painful and, occasionally glorious.
Susannah Rayner Nick Hughes: Rhubba Niall Ferguson BBC Ouch! And your degree is in…? I’m not sure what you mean by a ‘mediocre’ degree. His MA is in Urban History, I believe (but, I’ve been wrong before in this very thread!) The University of Manchester deem him worthy of being a professor of history. I rest my case!
This is a meaningless face saving exercise to mask a sell out of one of the most significant promises of Labour’s Manifesto. It cons nobody. It is a shameful betrayal of an election promise when the Employment Rights Bill had already been diluted. No words theguardian.com/global-develop…
Nick Hughes: Rhubba Susannah Rayner Niall Ferguson BBC I’m not sure India is really unified as there are huge disparities in religion, wealth, caste, etc. Your view assumes a level of superiority (we were better than the people of India). Speculation and hindsight are not really grounds for the defence of colonialism.
Susannah Rayner Nick Hughes: Rhubba Niall Ferguson BBC But those are his qualifications!
Susannah Rayner Nick Hughes: Rhubba Niall Ferguson BBC Probably not yours, I suspect. The cases for and against imperialism, colonialism and slavery are complex and really not suited to Twitter’s word limit. It’s been good engaging with you.