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A new study shows that the mechanization of the shoemaking trade in Victorian England between 1851 and 1911 led to a loss of more than two-thirds of jobs, but at the same time created 140,000 new positions in other areas, highlighting that technological advancement often does not have the dramatic effects on employment that one might expect. #Sozialgeschichte #TechnologischerWandel #Schuhmacher (translated)

Babe Ruth are an English rock band from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. They were active in the 1970s and then reformed in 2002. In 1971 after graduating from Royal Academy of Music, Alan Shacklock formed "Shacklock" with David Hewitt on bass, Dave Punshon on piano, Dick Powell on drums, and Jenny Haan as vocalist. Roger Dean later introduced Shacklock to Nick Mobbs, vice president of A&R to the EMI Harvest Records, who got them a show at Marquee Club before signing the band on to the EMI Harvest label. In 1972, Shacklock was renamed after Babe Ruth, the baseball player. In 1972, Rupert Perry signed Babe Ruth for the United States, and their first album, First Base, was released. https://hvdommelen.nl/b/BabeR.html

https://bjarnekimpedersen.blogspot.com/2026/10/17102026-frihed-og-fred.html 17.10.2026 FRIHED OG FRED Udsigt fra Klelund plantage; seksogtyve over jorden kan vi se langt. Men tankerne rækker længere. Mens de andre finder svampe går jeg til mindestenen over de dræbte allierede flyvere. Det var dengang vi stod sammen for at bekæmpe det onde de dræbte kom fra: Canada Skotland England New Foundland. "Ukendt i mørket de styrtede ned Husk at de faldt for vor frihed og fred" Det tænker jeg på i dag det er ukrainerne der kæmper for deres og vores frihed og fred. Dengang i 1944 stod USA også sammen med os og ofrede sig for frihed og fred. Netop nu har Trump stillet sig på den forkerte side på krigsforbrydersiden mod alle os der kæmper for frihed og fred. Jer der kæmper hårdest og ofrer mest Slava Ukraini Heroyam Slava (Maidanbillede: Morten Lillelund Lindholt)

Water companies in England failed to report more than 50,000 sewage dumpings within the time required. Water companies routinely ignore laws, have 1,200+ criminal convictions, no exec prosecuted, no licence cancelled. Customers fleeced, human health damaged, environment harmed. Govts do nothing.

Yvonne Kussmann recalled that the conservative politician Sir David Amess was stabbed to death on October 15, 2021, during a constituency surgery at a church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. She named the perpetrator as Ali Harbi Ali, a 26-year-old Somali with a British passport. Amess died at the scene; the act is classified as an Islamist terrorist attack. Kussmann wrote that Ali Harbi Ali was later sentenced to life in prison. During the trial, it became known that he had planned further attacks on politicians, including Michael Gove, whom he considered harmful to Muslims. The jury reached their verdict after 18 minutes. When the verdict was announced, Ali refused to stand. Amess is survived by his wife and five children, Kussmann wrote. #Terrorismus #Politik #Gedenktag (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann recalled that the conservative politician Sir David Amess was stabbed on October 15, 2021, during a public meeting in a church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. The 26-year-old Ali Harbi Ali, a Somali with a British passport, had repeatedly stabbed Amess; he died at the scene. Kussmann described the act as an Islamist terrorist attack. In the later trial, Ali Harbi Ali was sentenced to life in prison. It became known that he had planned further attacks on politicians, including on Michael Gove, because he was harming Muslims. According to Kussmann, the jurors took 18 minutes to reach their verdict; at the sentencing, Ali refused to stand up. Amess left behind a wife and five children. #Gedenken #Terrorismus #Politik (translated)

"When you are in the middle, you have to stay in the middle, not on the wrong side. I think Trump's advisors are wrong. I don't know who is pushing him to the wrong side. That is not the right side of history," explained Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday during his visit to England. #Selenskyj #Trump #Ukraine (translated)

It is not over until it is over... but it never ends. Everything could be summed up with the phrase: "It is not over until it is over... but it never ends," which is how the infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci (the epidemiologist in charge in the US during COVID and in recent years in that country) titled his farewell essay from public service, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. #EnfermedadesInfecciosas #SaludGlobal #CambioClimático (translated)

The independent football regulatory authority in England warns that despite record revenues, many clubs in English football are on the brink of financial ruin, as 94 percent of the 116 clubs in the top five leagues are reporting losses. #Fußball #Finanzkrise #Vereinsruin (translated)

English football is facing a financial disaster, as according to a report by the independent football regulatory authority, over 60 percent of clubs are considered technically insolvent, and 94 percent of 116 clubs in the top leagues are making losses, despite record revenues of around £9 billion. #Schulden #Fußball #PremierLeague (translated)

The author wrote that Seabrook had drawn parallels between the textile industry in 18th-century India, 19th-century England and 20th- and 21st-century Bangladesh, arguing that the work was less a history of the industry than an account of the persistent abuse of its workers. #TextileHistory #LaborRights #SocialJustice #IN #GB #BD

Towns in England at risk of running out of water until 2027. Over one trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks. No new reservoirs since privatisation. Record customer bills. Polluted rivers. No national planning. No national grid. Crisis deepened by privatisation. archive.ph/0XI5H