June 20, 2024
Thursday Open Comments
Before the United Kingdom joined the European Union (or, its predecessor, the European Common Market), there was debate about the value of this move in contrast to keeping intact the British Commonwealth with former British colonies. Prime Minister Clement Attlee, who succeeded Churchill at the end of World War II, argued against joining the Common Market as it provided a less diverse set of allies than that of the disintegrating British Empire, which had been spread farther around the world.
The Twitter/X thread is here, where you can hear and see the PM in his own words.
Good morning. Happy Solstice!
Jake managed to eat all his food while leaving his pill on the plate. This means war: I'll have to grab him by the scruff of the neck and poke it down his throat.
Donald Sutherland has died. He was 88. He was in a lot of movies and TV shows.