Saturday, 4 October 2025

After 1100 years….

…..has England split or was it a myth that Athelstan united all England?

Or is it just a sign of declining proofreading standards at the Beeb?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewnpjjlxx4o.amp

11 comments:

  1. It's funny but I felt exactly the same about that article!
    Best Iain

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  2. The Beeb seem to have updated the headline, Chris!

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    1. Clearly Tim Davie, head of the BBC, is a keen follower of this blog 😆.
      But I keep the receipts!
      Chris

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    1. Or just old fashioned paying peanuts and getting monkeys.
      Chris

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  4. It's really just a case of putting the adjective in the wrong place...from reading the article, the soldiers are from 4 Btn Mercian Regiment (a TA unit)....so it's similar to saying "Scots Army reserves" etc

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    1. Scotland has seceded too?! 😉
      Chris

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    2. Not yet, but give them another vote and see what happens....although,
      it might be safer now that bozo Boris isn't running the Westminster operation.....

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  5. I saw this too and couldn’t believe it! Whatever next …
    Alan Tradgardland

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  6. Well we in the Wessex borders are shocked!
    Chris

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