Category Archives: slavery

On this week in Scottish history

Posted on January 13, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

11 January 1918: Representation of the People’s Act gave the vote to all adult males aged 21 or over except peers, prisoners and the insane. Women aged 30 or over could also vote, provided that they were householders or wives … Continue reading →

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A Packet of Liverpool

Posted on September 23, 2015 by malcolmarchibald

This time yesterday I was sitting beside the Beatles Museum, looking over at the Ferry across the Mersey and within a shadow’s fall of the Liver Building. It was all so Liverpool: the essence of that bustling, vibrant and very … Continue reading →

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