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Jun 20, 20222 min read
Mr. Biscuit Barrel rolls into Bermondsey*
How the Raving Loony Society and Screaming Lord Sutch kickstarted the proliferation of joke political candidates in the UK

May 30, 20222 min read
Who needs a government anyway?
Belgium is setting records for time spent without a central government - and nobody minds


Dec 6, 20211 min read
Fijian independence
The time when Fiji's independence was saved by the meticulous British filing system


Sep 19, 20212 min read
Star Wars wars
Star Wars, Muammar Gaddafi, and a Sandcrawler


Oct 4, 20202 min read
Rotten boroughs
The fastest way to buy up parliamentary seats in 18th century Britain
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