Voting TaKtiX

I am reminded by my friend Mark, from Alderney, that today is the anniversary of his bit of the worlds invasion of our bit of the world, the Battle of Hastings. This brings to mind a little phrase that always seems to crop up when matter European are discussed, that wonderful old phrase about a thousand years of history. An example, from UKIP, here:

…the Prime Minister is signing away nothing less than Britain’s right to self-government. A thousand years of history goes down the drain…

The historian in me is always bothered by this terminology. What thousand years are you referring to, exactly? (more…)

NM doesn’t like me, or something. Me, cheeky? Never. Oh, wait…

I’ve also had links from strangelyrouge and the dairy product.

Been a bit of a hectic week, but the weekend is fairly clear, and I’ve promised at least two proper responses to comments, so stay tuned for “Why an English Parliament is a bad idea” and “What to do with the Tories”. Honest, they’ll happen. No idea if Paul’s got anything planned…