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Alasdair Smith

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β€œPeople learn history best when they are making history” CLR James. Love teaching history. CTID🩡

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28.02.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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28.02.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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28.02.2026 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The chairman of Manchester City FC and everyone in Abu Dhabi who is involved with the 'Board of Peace' is a disgrace. Eternal, everlasting shame on them all.

28.02.2026 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
No war with Iran

No war with Iran

25.02.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3081    πŸ” 697    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 21

The only people who rioted at Orgreave were the police yet the myth persists that it was the miners who started the violence. The police were out of control, randomly brutalising everyone they came across with extreme violence. It’s a miracle nobody was killed. Nobody has ever been held to account.

18.02.2026 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re marching #Together against the far right on 28 March.

It’s up to us to unite against them.

πŸ“Central London

Sign-up for the national demonstration hereπŸ‘‰ togetheralliance.org.uk

10.02.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Bernie was awesome πŸ™ŒπŸ½

08.02.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful winter light

15.01.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful light

28.12.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cherki v Wirtz 🀣🀣🀣🀣

27.12.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This sort of knuckle dragging scum are getting oxygen from Farage and Trump

14.12.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.

They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.

Don't fall for it.

13.12.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9644    πŸ” 3000    πŸ’¬ 231    πŸ“Œ 87

Beautiful photo

13.12.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Worst half of football City have played in a long time- no fight & lightweight.

25.11.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These City players tonight are lightweight - far too easily bullied off the ball and not enough fight.

25.11.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Birthday to Joe Corrigan! 🩡

A Manchester-born keeper who made more than 600 appearances for City, won the 1976 League Cup, represented England, and even spent a spell with the Seattle Sounders. A true Sky Blue icon πŸ†

18.11.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."

16.11.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5397    πŸ” 1253    πŸ’¬ 85    πŸ“Œ 27

If we have money for missiles & drones, we should have money for school buildings, support staff & resources.

Govt allocates 4.1% of GDP on education, down from 5.7% in 2010.

Why isn't this drop in funding - worth ££billions - not headline news?

We must invest in young people.

02.06.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Top result on the pitch and a great collection off it! Supporting Mancunian communities 🀝

Cheers to all who came and celebrated our alternate #115 - our 115th collection since we started the foodbank in 2020 πŸ‘€

And huge thanks to volunteers Richard, Matthew, Katie and Honor 🩡

#MCFC

02.11.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Halloween. Trickle-down economics is nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich. For working people, it's been 40 years of all trick and no treat. Enough.

31.10.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6797    πŸ” 2188    πŸ’¬ 184    πŸ“Œ 90

I shouldn’t be surprised, but itβ€˜s pretty appalling to hear Today on BBC Radio 4 cover Hurricane Melissa exclusively through multiple interviews with British holidaymakers in resorts –completely ignoring actual Jamaicans & the millions of people in the UK worried about family and friends in Jamaica.

28.10.2025 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 167    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

Le RN ?
Ce sont des fascistes et des racistes, surtout compatibles avec des milliardaires tout aussi fascistes et racistes, rien d'autre.
Il n'y a rien Γ  tirer de ce parti profondΓ©ment nΓ©faste, sinon la ruine totale du pays et sa faillite morale absolue.

25.10.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Louvre Heist gets even more adorable. They escaped on a portable funicular. You know what, let them keep the priceless jewels. Leave 'em to it.

25.10.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Chaka Khan - I Feel for You (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]
YouTube video by Chaka Khan Chaka Khan - I Feel for You (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]

Best pop song of the 1980's.

Don't argue. πŸ˜›

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW0s...

23.10.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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14 years ago, today: The Demolition of Old Trafford. 😍

23.10.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Great shot - but disagree - National Parks need leccy

22.10.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0