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Month: October 2017

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The EU is Doomed, Part Four

30th October 2017 Jonathon Davies 0

Problems between East and West When the Roman Empire fell in the west, what remained in the east carries on. To us it is commonly known as the Byzantine Empire, they called themselves Romans. It [more…]

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Gmbd, making stuff

28th October 2017 Gmbd 0

I want to talk about the things that you can do. I am one of those annoying people who is good at everything that they do. Like a Renaissance man idea or you could say [more…]

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The EU is Doomed, Part Three

23rd October 2017 Jonathon Davies 0

Brexit Bryan Ward-Perkins’ The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization (2005) makes the point that constant invasions led to rebellions, as a measure of self-help to deal with the situation. This further depleted [more…]

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The EU is Doomed, Part Two

16th October 2017 Jonathon Davies 0

Invaders and immigration Peter Heather in The Fall of the Roman Empire (2005) lays the blame on failure to deal with external threats from the Persian Sassanid Empire in the East. Roman military misadventures in [more…]

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A Journey to Burnley

10th October 2017 Shibusa 0

“Civilise the mind but make savage the body” the old adage has it. A simple principle, and one that I feel has served me well since commencing reading voraciously with exercising nearly 20 years ago. [more…]

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The EU is Doomed, Part One

9th October 2017 Jonathon Davies 0

Sack of Rome 410 A.D. Striking parallels can be seen between the later Roman Empire and the unwieldy behemoth of the EU. Both were Empires that sought to force hegemony over Europe, and extend their [more…]

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