Carolyn hax archive articles
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55 great photos from the Derry Journal archive of May 1974
We’re rewinding back to 50 years ago in Derry and the wider north west here to May 1974, when the Ulster Workers’ Strike saw the British army take over fuel depots and petrol stations during the Ulster Workers’ Strike. Essex factory workers and nurses were also on strike locally, while Bishop of Derry Edward Daly was being honoured just three months into his post.
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Cycling notes: speeding machines and rim damage – archive, May 1899
1 May 1899: The Guardian’s weekly cycling column questions a police officer’s evidence in a speeding cyclist case and reassures riders that brake blocks cause little damage to rimsPerhaps the most audacious piece of evidence ever adduced by a police constable in proof of the speed of cyclists charged with furious driving was that sworn to by an officer last week at Kingston upon Thames. He testified that he caught hold of the backs of two machines simultaneously, and brought them to a...
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From the archive: The age of perpetual crisis: how the 2010s disrupted everything but resolved nothing – podcast
We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2019: In an era of bewildering upheaval, how will the past decade be remembered? By Andy Beckett• Read the text version here Continue reading