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Scotsman37
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PostPosted: 17:44 - 04 Mar 2011    Post subject: Plan unveiled to switch May holiday Reply with quote
The May Day bank holiday could be dropped and replaced by either St George's Day in April or Trafalgar Day in October under new tourism plans the Government has announced.

https://news.uk.msn.com/uk/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=156345991
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SirEdward
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PostPosted: 19:10 - 04 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Weishaupt

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On May 1, 1776 Weishaupt formed the "Order of Perfectibilists". He adopted the name of "Brother Spartacus" within the order. Though the Order was not egalitarian or democratic, its mission was the abolition of all monarchical governments and state religions in Europe and its colonies.

Weishaupt wrote: "the ends justified the means." The actual character of the society was an elaborate network of spies and counter-spies. Each isolated cell of initiates reported to a superior, whom they did not know, a party structure that was effectively adopted by some later groups.


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PostPosted: 20:52 - 04 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
How about instead of moving it, just giving us another one?

If the Tories want to be even slightly less hated they'll go for Trafalgar Day to piss of the French.
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PostPosted: 03:04 - 05 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm more concerned by how similar the tourism minister looks to Alexander Armstrong, i've seen less identical twins Confused
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ms51ves3
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PostPosted: 13:28 - 05 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Colder in April and colder in October. They should just leave it where it is or move it to June.

I also see the clocks changing to BST+1 has been scrapped. Idiots!
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