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Scratch Moss by David Barnett 1865. There is coal under the fields of Scratch Moss Manor and Sir Henry Brody is determined to get at it. But there is something else in the ground as well, something dark and evil 1905. A more Godless set of people the Reverend George Ackman has never known than the people of the northern town of Scratch Moss. But if not God, what do they believe in? 1945. Arthur works for the Coal Commission, visiting privately-owned pits ahead of their nationalisation. But something is amiss in Scratch Moss, with a disturbing number of deaths at the mine and children going missing in the tunnels. 1985. The miners have lost. Thatcher reigns supreme. And in the shattered community of Scratch Moss, rumours resurface about Red Clogs, a terrible presence in the land below. 2025: Divorced, fifty-something writer Joe returns to the former mining community of Scratch Moss where he grew up, for the funeral of his father. Soon the memories of Joe's teenage years, and the horror that blighted the community, come flooding back. A devastating, five-timeline tale centred on a community first invigorated, then devastated by the coal mining industry in the most original folk horror novel of the year.

The author asked why the Western post-Cold War “illusion”, which they said had dominated after 1989 and been shaped by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher’s legacy, had eventually failed. They recommended the text linked in the post as worth reading. #Geopolitics #History #ColdWar #US #GB

Sarah Knafo wrote that "The Heist of the Century" crossed the Channel. She thanked the Times, which she presented as the most respected daily newspaper in the world, for dedicating a headline to a "French Thatcher" who was making waves with a bestseller against taxes. She praised the event, said she felt honored, and called for it to continue. https://t.co/mz8IC1r9DZ #CasseDuSiècle #Politique #Littérature (translated)

Milei's remorseful cited Tagliafico, who had said that the match against England transcended football and that the team played for the whole country with the intention of imposing itself. The author argued that the libertarians had tried to present it as just another match so as not to upset the "Thatcher fan." https://t.co/oJfY45hIWi #Fútbol #Argentina #Pasión (translated)

Ulrich Vosgerau wrote that Helmut Kohl should have converted the pension system to capitalization and state funds starting in 1982. Instead, according to his representation, the ancillary wage costs were distributed in a Ponzi scheme and supplemented by 25 to 30 percent of the federal budget. At the latest since 1975, experts had been aware that the Bismarck system was no longer functioning in light of demographic change and the pension dynamization of 1957, Vosgerau wrote. The left had therefore expected a fundamental reform from Kohl and Kurt Biedenkopf but wanted to oppose terms like "neoliberalism" and "Thatcherism." However, Kohl not only wanted to become chancellor but also to remain in office, according to Vosgerau. Norbert Blüm was the only minister who stayed in office during Kohl's entire 16-year term. #Rentenreform #Politik #Demographie (translated)

Maddalena Loy wrote in Panorama that the German establishment had prepared to counter a populist figure with a paramilitary image, but found itself facing Alice Weidel, a former Goldman Sachs analyst. According to Loy, while her opponents focused on Weidel's personal contradictions, the AfD leader challenged the official positions of the CDU and progressives by relying on ruthless economic pragmatism. Loy cited the historic electoral results in the eastern Länder and the polls which, according to her, indicated the AfD as the leading German party. She argued that these results had rendered the quarantine ineffective and left the left stagnant. According to the author, even in Germany they had not anticipated Weidel's rise. #Germania #politica #elezioni (translated)

The author proposed keeping the United Kingdom united, seeking to rejoin the EU in 2029 and negotiating participation in the euro and Schengen. The post also referred to “UK in EU50”, a shift from pounds to euros and a Margaret Thatcher €2 coin. https://t.co/4PDoae3qzN #Brexit #EUEconomy #RejoinEU #GB #EU

A monarchical institution like the Supreme Court, made up of only 3 people, reverses what millions achieved in the streets on August 6. In a scandalous ruling, it upholds article 154 of DNU 70/23 which repeals the Land Law, a measure that had been declared unconstitutional following a request from veterans of the Malvinas. It seems that the courtiers did not receive the information that the admirer of Thatcher has now become a "Malvinero." A farce from those who pillage and hand over everything. Just as we did against the 2x1 in favor of the genocides, we must defeat them in the streets. #Justicia #DerechosHumanos #Malvinas (translated)

Tutto l’inizio del discorso di @andyburnham alla #LabourConference è stato dedicato al diritto alla #casa, annunciando un grande programma di housing pubblico e privato. Poi è passato a demolire la privatizzazione thatcheriana dei beni comuni, a cominciare da #acqua ed #energia https://t.co/6gTif2CMgo #LabourConference #housing #privatizzazione #IT

„Die EU ist zu Ende, wenn den Deutschen das Geld ausgeht.“ Margareth Thatcher - Angesichts der französischen Haushaltslage und des politischen Unwillens zu sparen dürfte das bald erreicht sein. Lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als Schrecken ohne Ende! https://t.co/RUosGfNFDF #EU #Thatcher #Haushaltslage #DE #FR

LA PATRIA NO SE VENDE NI SE ACTÚA Anoche vi al Presidente hablando de Malvinas, hablando de soberanía, llamando a la unidad nacional y terminando con un “Viva la Patria”. Por un momento pensé que era inteligencia artificial. Durante mucho tiempo nos dijeron que Milei era así, que podía gustar o no, pero que por lo menos era auténtico. Pocas veces vi algo tan poco auténtico como el Milei de anoche. Ese patriotismo no le salió del corazón, le salió de un libreto. Ojalá me equivoque. Ojalá haya cambiado y finalmente haya comprendido que la Argentina necesita defender su soberanía, sus recursos y sus intereses nacionales. Nosotros no vamos a cuestionar a nadie por decir que las Malvinas son argentinas. Al contrario. Ayer anunció que finalmente iba a aplicar las sanciones que ya tenía a disposición pero nunca aplicó y que iba a construir una base en Ushuaia pero que él mismo paró como toda obra pública. Pero el problema no es lo que Milei dijo durante quince minutos anoche. El problema es lo que hizo durante tres años. Nunca tuvimos un Presidente tan enemigo de la unidad nacional, tan indiferente a nuestros intereses nacionales y tan dispuesto a subordinar las decisiones argentinas a intereses extranjeros. El mismo Milei que ayer se llenaba la boca hablando de Malvinas es el que expresó públicamente su admiración por Margaret Thatcher. El que habla de soberanía es el que impulsó la extranjerización de nuestras tierras. El que ayer pidió unidad nacional lleva tres años insultando, agrediendo y dividiendo a los argentinos. El que ayer dijo “Viva la Patria” es el mismo que está destruyendo la industria nacional, desfinanciando la ciencia argentina y las universidades, el mismo que abandonó la infraestructura y detuvo la construcción de obra pública para el desarrollo, la integración nacional y la generación de trabajo argentino. La soberanía se defiende todos los días y, hasta acá, los únicos intereses nacionales que defendió este gobierno son los de Estados Unidos. Celebro que Milei ayer haya dicho “Viva la Patria”. Pero la patria no necesita un eslogan nuevo, necesita un Presidente que la defienda. PD: Le mando una foto de mi actividad de hoy. Es en Ascasubi, Villarino, una pequeña localidad de nuestro sur bonaerense, esa patria que usted no conoce ni recorre. Quiso la casualidad que hoy me tocara inaugurar la Escuela N° 323. Un número cargado de significado: 323 fueron los argentinos que murieron en el hundimiento del Crucero General Belgrano, ordenado por su admirada Margaret Thatcher. Y quiso también la casualidad que los chicos eligieran “Héroes de Malvinas” como nombre para su escuela. La patria no se actúa. La patria se hace gobernando en favor de nuestro pueblo. Ojalá antes de terminar su mandato lo veamos al menos inaugurar una escuela, un camino, un hospital. #Malvinas #Soberanía #UnidadNacional

Estos tipos lograron que el fanático número uno de Margaret Thatcher tenga que hacer una CADENA NACIONAL admitiendo que las Malvinas son Argentinas, justo después de decir que solo era un partido de fútbol y q los jugadores eran unos termos mononeuronales https://t.co/Q74CpCcCtk #Malvinas #Fútbol #Argentina

Andy Burnham, el nuevo primer ministro británico, promete cambiar la política económica del Reino Unido desde la era de Margaret Thatcher para abordar la crisis del costo de la vida, aunque aún no ha detallado sus planes ni fuentes de financiación. #AndyBurnham #ReinoUnido #PartidoLaborista

Burnham's Break with #Thatcherism Matters for All #Europe #Manchester #deindustrialisation #neoliberalism #privatisation #austerity #homelessness #boomandbust #ThirdWay #Brexit #costofliving #circuitbreaker #inequality #industrialpolicy https://t.co/Wdt47NuU8m #neoliberalism #austerity #inequality #EU #GB