Monday, 28 February 2011
Half Term Research on UK Government Cabinet
Everyone was assigned at least 2 cabinet members. Research involved finding out their background, education, financial situation, relationship to David Cameron and/Nick Clegg.
Posh - the song!
As an example of how to embed video from youtube I found this famous song from the classic family movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Enjoy!
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Bullingdon Club Member Gets in Punch-Up with Ex-Girlfriend's New Admirer
Or at least that is the headline the Daily Mail ran on Feb 21st, 2011. All the papers carried some version of it, deeming it noteworthy because of the slim association with the Prime Minister and Mayor of London via the Bullingdon Club.
This is a bit of unashamed tabloid journalism, that I edited from several sources, adding italics and images. What are we to make of this?
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Mr Nick Green, member of the Bullingdon Club 2011
"A leading light of the notorious Bullingdon Club at Oxford University has been detained by police after an alleged assault on a fellow student in a row over a girl. Witnesses said Old Etonian Nick Green, wearing the dining club’s trademark £1,200 tailcoat, was led away in handcuffs following the fracas outside a nightclub. The alleged victim, Mr Etiene Ekpo Utip, was so seriously injured that an ambulance took him to the city’s John Radcliffe hospital.Police ordered medics to stand back until it was safe for them to enter the street to treat the 22-year-old. Mr Green, a friend of Princess Beatrice, was not arrested or charged with any offence. Police said the alleged victim did not want to take the matter further. Mr Green and Mr Ekpo Utip were said to have fallen out last Friday over the affections of student Miranda Gilbert. A friend of 22-year-old Miss Gilbert said: ‘Nick is Miranda’s ex-boyfriend. They dated in the first year, but she broke it off. ‘Since then, he has kept on at her, and he was not happy when she started a friendship with Etiene.’
Mr Etiene Ekpo Utip, Oxford student 2011
South African student, Mr Ekpo Utip featured in Tatler magazine's 200 Sexiest Singles and was a former prefect at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Hertfordshire.
He is studying at Pembroke College, Oxford, and has starred in several university drama productions, including a well-reviewed 'Romeo & Juliet'
Bullingdon Club member, Mr Nick Green – declares himself a Facebook fan of his Bullingdon Club predecessors David Cameron and Boris Johnson –
A university source claimed: ‘On Thursday night, there was a big club night in Oxford. Nick Green was with his Bullingdon friends and went up to his ex-girlfriend and they had a big disagreement. Inside the club, threats were made to the victim.’Tensions continued outside, with Mr Ekpo Utip allegedly being subjected to a verbal and physical assault.At some point during the evening, the front window of Mr Green’s student house was smashed.
A neighbour reported: ‘The police came and I saw a man being handcuffed and put into the back of the police car and then driven away. He was a posh boy, wearing a long elegant-looking jacket.’
The Bullingdon Club achieved notoriety over its privileged members trashing restaurants and leaving large sums of cash to pay for the damage.
Other former members include Chancellor George Osborne and Earl Spencer.
GEORGE OSBORNE, Chancellor of the Exchequer 2011
This is a bit of unashamed tabloid journalism, that I edited from several sources, adding italics and images. What are we to make of this?
________________________________________________________________________:
Mr Nick Green, member of the Bullingdon Club 2011
"A leading light of the notorious Bullingdon Club at Oxford University has been detained by police after an alleged assault on a fellow student in a row over a girl. Witnesses said Old Etonian Nick Green, wearing the dining club’s trademark £1,200 tailcoat, was led away in handcuffs following the fracas outside a nightclub. The alleged victim, Mr Etiene Ekpo Utip, was so seriously injured that an ambulance took him to the city’s John Radcliffe hospital.Police ordered medics to stand back until it was safe for them to enter the street to treat the 22-year-old. Mr Green, a friend of Princess Beatrice, was not arrested or charged with any offence. Police said the alleged victim did not want to take the matter further. Mr Green and Mr Ekpo Utip were said to have fallen out last Friday over the affections of student Miranda Gilbert. A friend of 22-year-old Miss Gilbert said: ‘Nick is Miranda’s ex-boyfriend. They dated in the first year, but she broke it off. ‘Since then, he has kept on at her, and he was not happy when she started a friendship with Etiene.’
Mr Etiene Ekpo Utip, Oxford student 2011
South African student, Mr Ekpo Utip featured in Tatler magazine's 200 Sexiest Singles and was a former prefect at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Hertfordshire.
He is studying at Pembroke College, Oxford, and has starred in several university drama productions, including a well-reviewed 'Romeo & Juliet'
Bullingdon Club member, Mr Nick Green – declares himself a Facebook fan of his Bullingdon Club predecessors David Cameron and Boris Johnson –
A neighbour reported: ‘The police came and I saw a man being handcuffed and put into the back of the police car and then driven away. He was a posh boy, wearing a long elegant-looking jacket.’
The Bullingdon Club achieved notoriety over its privileged members trashing restaurants and leaving large sums of cash to pay for the damage.
Other former members include Chancellor George Osborne and Earl Spencer.
Monday, 14 February 2011
The Queen's Speech
Nobody seems to speak posh quite as extraordinarily as the Royals. Here is Queen Elizabeth II's first televised Christmas Day speech in 1957. I think there is something strangely touching about her. Listen to her voice: how does she prounouce 'often'?; What is the main point of her speech? To commence work on your new stage accent for Laura Wade's plat, practice one line from the Queen's Speech from 1957 below:
What is 'POSH'
Not clear? Read on:
Britain and India are both in the northern hemisphere so the port (left-hand side) berths (cabins) were mostly in the shade (therefore cooler) when travelling out (easterly) and the starboard ones where cooler when coming back. So the best and most expensive berths (cabins) were POSH. It meant that the people in these cabins got the coolest and therefore best accommodation on the ships going to and from India to the UK. This in turn refers to money: who could afford these berths? And privilege: who would be travellling in first class berths?
BUT..(and I hate to say this because its a great story which gets repeated all the time) there's no actual evidence to confirm this story though it gets repeated endlessly.P&O say they have never issued such tickets
The true origin of 'posh' is uncertain.
Adding a comment
Look in right hand column and click on post title - this opens post in separate window with empty comments window beneath. Here you can write your comment to the specific post and publish. It will then appear under original post as: 1 comment etc. To read the comment, you just click on it.
I found this image which seems to capture the economic and social divide in the late 19th/early 20th century:
I found this image which seems to capture the economic and social divide in the late 19th/early 20th century:
Sunday, 13 February 2011
Saturday, 12 February 2011
Real progression is only possible with anarchy.
This weekend has been historical for Egypt, the nation is rejoicing after 18 days of mass protests, the despot Mubarak has surrendered power to the army and has fled to Sharm el-sheikh. The coming weeks are going to be crucial in creating an open and democratic state. It is just the start of the next chapter in egypt.
The overthrow of the tunisian president and now the egyptian president has sparked tensions in the neighbouring nations; what country is next? The Arab world has been shaken to the core. These are inspirational times. I have always believed that without anarchy, real progression is not possible. We will see how these events unfold, and if anarchy will prove to be progressive or regressive.
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Friday, 11 February 2011
Info on blogs
Before you post anything, open a word document and edit the material on your computer. Blogs work best when they are to the point - don't woffle. Once you have decided what you want to say - copy it (control C), and open a New Post on the blog, then paste it (Control V). Then hit Preview. If you are happy with what it says and how it looks, hit Publish post and go to View Blog to see how it will look when others view it.
Remember - you can edit your own published posts at anytime.
Take some time to look over this blog - there are several live links to other websites and online articlesalready uploaded, and some people have started leaving comments - this is something else you can do, comment on people's posts.
Remember - you can edit your own published posts at anytime.
Take some time to look over this blog - there are several live links to other websites and online articlesalready uploaded, and some people have started leaving comments - this is something else you can do, comment on people's posts.
- Never delete posts by other people on this blog.
- If you upload an image, keep it medium size
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