#Unionist

[scotianostra]

Alexander Cole-Hamilton Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats saying Scotland 'can never and should never exist again', and he has the cheek to wea a kilt.

[hippography]

TYPES DE PERCHERONS primés en République Argentine. 1. Unionist, Étalon importé de France; à M. Enrique Santamarina. 2. Ranita, très belle Jument; à M. Pedro Estanguet. 

(Studios Vie à la Campagne.)

Vie à la Campagne, Vol. 65, 15 Octobre 1930

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 2014 – Death of loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader, Ian Paisley.

The career of the Rev Ian Paisley, who has died aged 88, arced from origins as fiery preacher and street agitator, through decades when his harassment helped undermine mainstream unionist leaders who attempted compromise with nationalists. But aged 81 he won praise inside and outside Ireland and made global headlines for sharing the top post in a peacetime Stormont with former IRA leader Martin…

[brianbritigan]

February is Black History Month! ✨ I had the pleasure of collaborating with the folks at SSEU Local 371 to create this month’s cover illustration for The Unionist, many thanks to editor Tanya Hatcher & AD Sarah Dorsey!

[boomstick06]

Giving my dog whipped cream on camera at 2 followers or whatever you call it 🧌

[tmarshconnors]

Happy 12th July

And here's to King William of glorious fame And the Protestant Boys who rejoice in his name And here's to the Lodges of Orange and Blue For they are the boys that are loyal and true

NO SURRENDER!

Happy Orange Day! On this date, July 12, 1690, Protestant William of Orange, a Dutchman, defeated Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. William became King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland, nicknamed 'King Billy, ensuring that the British monarch would always be a Protestant.

[aemonded]

The way they had to make Mr. Russell an explicit anti-unionist in order to combat the sheer daddy robber baron vibes Morgan Spector is putting out there

[mariusperkins]

one of the central frustrations for me about the inevitable George v Bertha fight in S3 is that it's so unequal. Not in terms of how they view their relationship or their dynamics going into the fight (although, obviously, no matter how much they see each other as equals they still very much live in the unequal 1880s), but that there could never, ever be a flipped version of their situation. Bertha is never going to step over into George's business world and tell him how to do things and even if she was, there's no support for her there (unless she did an entire character turn of being pro union, which, l o l) like there will be for George as Head Of The 1800s Family.

And obviously she's done this specific Duke-based manoeuvre because it was a way to get the specific thing she wanted in the moment, but it's not like she wasn't positioning Gladys in the Duke's sights before that, which as I have said before and will probably say another hundred times before we get to S3, is basically her job as Wealthy Socialite Wife In The 1800s.

And there's just no real recourse for her in the situation. I don't know, I know I'm getting ahead of myself (way, way ahead of myself, given when we can probably expect S3 to air lol), but I can just feel how backed into a corner she's going to be

[mekanikaltrifle]

fun fact: Gaelic wasn't the only ancient language spoken in what's now Scotland! There was a Brythonic language called Cumbric, which was visually very similar to Welsh (and I think mutually intelligible to some degree? tho don't quote me on that). The Kingdom of Strathclyde used it even after its conquering by the Kingdom of Alba, into the early mediaeval period :0

[markodragic]

thinking about how my dad used to sing me irish rebel songs as lullabies (which were mostly sad songs about occupying forces destroying the singer's beloved hometown) and I didn't have context for it as a kid so I used to just be quietly puzzled by the sheer amount of lullabies that were about soldiers wrecking towns

[majorbaby]

i love margaret and "the nurses" is an amazing ep but i started laughing this time when poor little meow meow was crying because the subordinates she's always bullying never turned the other cheek

[beggars-opera]

you need help

Yes this is why I'm on tumblr, next question

[yokowan]

guys I think my VPN broke I keep seeing wikipedia articles from the future

[divinekangaroo]

not the paper nor the words we waste (but time and lives) - pettiot - Peaky Blinders (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

Post S4 and pre S6, snippets of Thomas Shelby's political career.

Ch 1: On the proposed Measure to Grant the Government Additional Powers to Seize the Children of Narrowboat Dwellers who fail to comply with compulsory School Attendence. A day very early in his career where junior Minister Thomas Shelby must defend the right of families to live together on narrowboats.

Ch 2: An Examination of the Emergence of Sir Oswald Mosley’s BUF in the Midlands (pt 1). Oswald Mosley meets with a fellow Labour ally in contemplation of what happened to the original South Birmingham contender.

Ch 3: The Minister and his Wife converse about Home Affairs over the 'Phone. Lizzie can't quite believe how seriously Tommy's taking it all.

Ch 4: An Examination of the Emergence of Sir Oswald Mosley’s BUF in the Midlands (pt 2). Oswald and Cynthia have Winston over for dinner, with ulterior motives all around.

Ch 5: The Law of Inverse Relevance: the less you intend to do about something the more you must keep talking about it. Adam the aide politely housetrains his minister. (Alas...)

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[palatinewolfsblog]

"First they came for the Communists

and I did not speak out

because I was not a Communist.

Then they came for the Socialists

and I did not speak out

because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists

and I did not speak out

because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews

and I did not speak out

because I was not a Jew.

When they came for me

there was no one left

to speak out for me."

Martin Niemöller,

German pastor, theologian, central figure in the resistance against Hitler and peace activist.

If we heard Niemöller today, I bet he would speak for the Palestinians.

[tmarshconnors]

Happy 12th July!