I see that Dick Turpin is on it!
Highwaymen used to demand your money or your life - these days the BBC seems to demand both.

I agree to some extent. Generally, I don't like it when people use it as an excuse to claim they are a victim. The "we can't do this because we're xyz, so the government needs to do more for us".

Listing people that are successful from the same background during more difficult times takes away that excuse. It almost says to "look they did it, there's no reason you can't".

They do similar things in Northern, Welsh, Scottish schools and similar things with dyslexia.

If you encounter a challenge you simply need to work harder to overcome it. Moaning won't get you anywhere

So sick of this. We live in the most liberal country in the world and everywhere you look it’s anti racism/pro black, pro LGBT, pro woman rights. It’s driving the average man who just wants to read normal news to insanity
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This causes so much division in society - why can’t the media recognise this?

Oh dear GM. Your cancelled.
'The average man' doesn't exist now. That's the whole point.
We've all got to be something in the LGBTYCHDESGJJH bracket.
Or identify as something other the TAM. Get with the game mate or you will offend certain posters on this site and be reported and carded. Just a heads up OK
They have feelings you know

This is an interesting article, I admit to knowing nothing about him. Some rather telling snippets about the slave trade

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A minuscule bit of trivia. Ken “Snakehips” Johnson is on there - when he was killed in the blitz whilst performing at the Cafe de Paris the Special constable first on the scene was Ballard Berkeley who was the Major in Fawlty Towers.