Stephen Boyd

Black and white portrait of a smiling child wearing a beret and a collared coat.

10 August 1929 | A German Jewish boy, Manfred Klaus Rosenthal, was born in Berlin.

In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.

Black Resistance to Quaker Enslavement A moral reckoning.

For too long, the story of Quaker abolition has been told as one of conscience, but it was Black resistance that forced the Religious Society of Friends to confront its deepest contradictions.

Yes - I worked out the French state pension I will get for working four years in France will be more than the Irish state pension I will get for working 8 years in Ireland.

She is far from the only one. I can think of a couple of people from my year at school.

Lib Dem to far right is a surprisingly well trodden path

Google Lens says it is Olite in Spain - is that right? I once cycled through Lumbier and Tudela - not far from there.

I understand some suffragettes killed at least 4 people through arson and bomb attacks whereas Palestine Action are an entirely nonviolent group.

The key dividing line in politics right now is empathy vs sociopathy. The right has been waging an aggressive war on empathy ("virtue signalling", "woke") and too many outside of the right have been stupid enough to go along with it.

If you’re still defending the Israeli army or government at this point, there is something wrong with you.

The Serial podcast in retrospect was shockingly irresponsible journalism. It brought attention to the case but its portrayal was way off the mark.

Heavyweight Encore: #2 Gregor Heavyweight · Episode

This summer, we'll be ENCORING some favorite episodes, along with updates from our guests. First up, Gregor, who answers the question on everybody's mind: did he ever get his CDs back? open.spotify.com/episode/3Lsa...

Really looking forward to this tomorrow

Quite a journey from being a Lib Dem student who visited Twyford Down

Marcel Ophuls, auteur du « Chagrin et la pitié », maître du documentaire malgré lui, est mort à 97 ans Le cinéaste, mort samedi, aurait préféré réaliser des comédies, mais c’est au genre documentaire qu’il a imposé sa touche très personnelle. Sa chronique sans fard de l’Occupation, sortie en 1969, avait secoué la France

Marcel Ophuls, auteur du « Chagrin et la pitié », maître du documentaire malgré lui, est mort à 97 ans

If you think Miss Rachel is the bad guy here or being controversial in any way - I have news for you.

You’re a terrible person.

‘I’m from Glasgow – the swearing came naturally!’ The full uncensored history of The Thick of It It was the political satire that gave us omnishambles, pet asbos and the terrifying Malcolm Tucker. Two decades on, creator Armando Iannucci and stars including Peter Capaldi and Rebecca Front lift th...

Come the fuck in or fuck the fuck off! 20 years on, the cast of The Thick Of It look back www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

map showing 587km 6h44m journey from Forli to Flaine would cost from €1,067

That’s a very long way to go by taxi…

I wonder if they are my relatives. My great great grandfather was Abraham Valk from Emden.

I was not very familiar with Schiele when I visited Vienna for a weekend. I was completely blown away.

I think this is likely to change soon when people realise that many EU citizens won’t have any of the documents listed. I don’t know why they don’t accept Public Service Card. I will write to the Minister of Justice about this. You could get an Age Card from the Garda.

It will be interesting to see what happens to an EU citizen presenting an EU passport/identity card together with a utility bill/bank statement as proof of address in Ireland.

I was looking at the guidance for Irish residents claiming an exemption (within CTA) and the list of documents accepted is very narrow. An EU citizen living and working in Ireland may very well have none of the documents listed. For instance, an Irish Public Service Card is not on the list.

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ali Solomon. #NewYorkerCartoons

Good grief. "Look - let's be honest. The European Union was formed in order to screw the United States. That's the purpose of it, and they've done a good job of it. But now I'm president." Trump

The best podcast bar none

The Democrats aren’t exactly rising to the moment are they

You are cheering “LONG LIVE THE KING!” and you are a Democrat? For real?

Government considering 'all options' on trees and proximity to power lines in wake of storm Éowyn As of this afternoon, around 12,000 premises remain without power following the storm.

‘Remove trees that are within approximately 30 metres of roads, power lines or communication lines’?!?!

There are barely any trees left in Ireland as is.

What an absolute bonkers suggestion.

I remember cycling from France over the Pyrenees through Larrau, Ochagavia, Lumbier - incredible scenery.