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historical-nonfiction: Technically, it’s illegal to resign from...

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:06:05 +0000

Technically, it’s illegal to resign from the British House of Commons. Since 1623 the rules have stated that a member of Parliament cannot renounce the trust of his constituents. So members use a loophole: An MP who accepts an office of profit under the Crown must leave his post to avoid a conflict of interest. So today when an MP wishes to resign, the chancellor of the exchequer appoints him crown steward of the Chiltern Hundreds or of the Manor of Northstead, and he can legally resign. But even this workaround gets awkward.

Because there are only two available offices, sometimes MPs must wait in line. When 15 Ulster unionists resigned en masse on Dec. 17, 1985, they had to be appointed one after another in quick succession through the day.

niksibley: London and the south-east at night - photo by...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:01:44 +0000

niksibley:

London and the south-east at night - photo by NASA.

(via MNN - Mother Nature Network)

enchantedengland: This is something I would love to do, get...

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:19:06 +0000

enchantedengland:

This is something I would love to do, get up in one of these balloons during the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, in Bristol, England; one of the biggest events in Europe. Hundreds of hot air balloon teams from the UK and other areas of the world waft blissfully in the breeze while over 100,000 gawking spectators peer upwards in excited anticipation of someone falling out. Oh COME ON, you know they are. (photo mensfame.com)

Sorry that I seem to reblog enchantedengland constantly, but it’s really a fantastic blog.

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fromeuropewithlove: Rosedale, North Yorkshire, England

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:06:06 +0000

fromeuropewithlove:

Rosedale, North Yorkshire, England

14creativeway: Police notice from 1888, Sherlock Holmes Museum,...

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:10:05 +0000

14creativeway:

Police notice from 1888, Sherlock Holmes Museum, London on Flickr.

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brighton-uk: Sussex Downs by i eaт sтars on Flickr.

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:31:05 +0000

brighton-uk:

Sussex Downs by i eaт sтars on Flickr.

ohmedusa: A road sign on the way to Borth Beach illustrates...

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:11:00 +0000

ohmedusa:

A road sign on the way to Borth Beach illustrates Wales’s seemingly unpronounceable place-names. Anglesey has the distinction of having the railway station with the longest name in Britain, possibly the whole world: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which translates as “St. Mary’s church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the church of St. Tysilio of the red cave.”

Hi everyone! Sorry this blog hasn’t been updated for a...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:12:55 +0000

Hi everyone! Sorry this blog hasn’t been updated for a while - I was immensely busy for the last week or so, and the queue ran out. Hopefully I’ll get it back on track soon enough.

Anyway, I hope you’re all buying poppies for 11th November! I bought mine today.

http://www.poppy.org.uk/

enchantedengland: Bourton-on-the-Hill in the Cotswolds. If...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:00:44 +0000

enchantedengland:

Bourton-on-the-Hill in the Cotswolds. If you can’t wake up in the Cotswolds you should at least have an image like this to gaze upon. Bourton-on-the-Hill, which is in Gloucestershire, England, has a population of 309 of the ~~luckiest fuckers~~ most fortunate people on earth. (UGArdener on flickr)

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travelcoma: llandudno, wales

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:00:05 +0000

travelcoma:

llandudno, wales

euralmanac: London, UK Hopefuls queue for auditions for a human...

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:00:05 +0100

euralmanac:

London, UK

Hopefuls queue for auditions for a human ‘Jack in the Box’ at the London Dungeon. 22 year old Becky Zienko was selected after trying out with ten other hopefuls who were asked to demonstrate their best scares whilst wearing carved pumpkins on their heads. She will now be tasked with springing from a customised box to scare visitors. (via Telegraph)

lovelylittlepetunia: untitled by shawn lenker on Flickr.

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:00:06 +0100

lovelylittlepetunia:

untitled by shawn lenker on Flickr.

rafalone: Camden High Street.

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:00:06 +0100

rafalone:

Camden High Street.