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The British by Poet Mr #BenjaminZephaniah
Home English Poets The British by Benjamin Zephaniah "Take some Picts, Celts and Silures And let them settle, Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years Add lots of Norman French to some Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously. Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, Vietnamese and Sudanese. Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians And Pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese And turn up the heat. Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese And Palestinians Then add to the melting pot. Leave the ingredients to simmer. As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish Binding them together with English. Allow time to be cool. Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future, Serve with justice And enjoy. Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste. Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all."
October 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Poster from Royal Life Saving Society UK titled Drowning Facts: Over 1600 people accidentally drowned in the last five years 82% of lives lost are male, alcohol/drugs are present in 22%, 37% occur at the weekend, 47% occur between May and August, 63% of open water drowning are in inland areas such as lakes or rivers, only 46% intended to be in the water, and three times more drownings occur during extreme heat compared to a typical summer day. Drowning deaths of children from England doubled in the past five years
June 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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We'll reveal our beautiful new jersey – designed for our matches against Iceland, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania at next month's Euro Cup in Warsaw! – as soon as we reach 3,000 followers.

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Getting Out: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War
Getting Out tells how Ukraine's cricketers escaped from Russia's invasion in February 2022, including first-hand accounts of the war. As the foreign-born players fled the bombings, the team’s Ukrainia...
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June 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM